--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -221,6 +221,8 @@
   ENDIF(EGL_FOUND)
 ENDIF(ENABLE_GL_SHARING)
 
+OPTION(OCLICD_COMPAT "OCL ICD compatibility mode" ON)
+IF(OCLICD_COMPAT)
 Find_Package(OCLIcd)
 IF(OCLIcd_FOUND)
   MESSAGE(STATUS "Looking for OCL ICD header file - found")
@@ -232,6 +234,7 @@
 ELSE(OCLIcd_FOUND)
   MESSAGE(STATUS "Looking for OCL ICD header file - not found")
 ENDIF(OCLIcd_FOUND)
+ENDIF(OCLICD_COMPAT)
 
 Find_Package(PythonInterp)