diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index c6f3032..856de4a 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ path_polkit_action_dir = join_paths(path_datadir, 'polkit-1', 'actions')
 
 with_daemon = get_option('with-daemon')
 with_examples = get_option('with-examples')
+with_util = get_option('with-util')
 
 # Provide a config.h
 cdata = configuration_data()
@@ -142,8 +143,11 @@ subdir('lib')
 # common lib is always required
 subdir('common')
 
-# Utilities are always required
-subdir('util')
+# Utilities are always required except when having both 64 and 32 bit versions
+# of libgamemode installed
+if with_util == true
+    subdir('util')
+endif
 
 # The daemon can be disabled if necessary, allowing multilib builds of the
 # main library
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 9881031..ef329a3 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ option('with-dbus-service-dir', type: 'string', description: 'Explicitly set the
 # General options
 option('with-examples', type: 'boolean', description: 'Build sample programs', value: 'true')
 option('with-daemon', type: 'boolean', description: 'Build the daemon', value: 'true')
+option('with-util', type: 'boolean', description: 'Build the utilities', value: 'true')