diff --git a/clangstaticanalyzer.pro b/clangstaticanalyzer.pro
index 5a433f2bd4e..16928841eeb 100644
--- a/clangstaticanalyzer.pro
+++ b/clangstaticanalyzer.pro
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 TEMPLATE = subdirs
 CONFIG += ordered
 
-SUBDIRS += plugins/clangstaticanalyzer
+#only build on same condition as clang code model plugin
+isEmpty(LLVM_INSTALL_DIR):LLVM_INSTALL_DIR=$$(LLVM_INSTALL_DIR)
+!isEmpty(LLVM_INSTALL_DIR) {
+    SUBDIRS += plugins/clangstaticanalyzer
+}
 
 QMAKE_EXTRA_TARGETS = docs install_docs # dummy targets for consistency