diff --git a/build/build.sh b/build/build.sh
index eacfc213064..fa073c620e7 100755
--- a/build/build.sh
+++ b/build/build.sh
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ usage()
     echo "[-ccache]                   Build using RDI's compile cache"
     echo "[-toolchain <file>]         Extra toolchain file to configure CMake"
     echo "[-driver]                   Include building driver code"
+    echo "[-xclbinutil]               Build xclbinutil only"
     echo "[-checkpatch]               Run checkpatch.pl on driver code"
     echo "[-verbose]                  Turn on verbosity when compiling"
     echo "[-ertbsp <dir>]             Path to directory with pre-downloaded BSP files for building ERT (default: download BSP files during build time)"
@@ -207,6 +208,10 @@ while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
             cmake_flags+=" -DXRT_PSKERNEL_BUILD=ON"
             shift
             ;;
+        -xclbinutil)
+            cmake_flags+=" -DBUILD_TARGET=xclbinutil"
+            shift
+            ;;
         -verbose)
             verbose="VERBOSE=1"
             shift
diff --git a/src/CMake/findpackage.cmake b/src/CMake/findpackage.cmake
index 3cdfb4f816b..a9c1c928f6e 100644
--- a/src/CMake/findpackage.cmake
+++ b/src/CMake/findpackage.cmake
@@ -44,18 +44,20 @@ install (
 # This will generate a file that details all targets we have marked for export
 # as part of the xrt-targets export group
 # It will provide information such as the library file names and locations post install
-if (NOT WIN32)
-install(
-  EXPORT xrt-targets
-  NAMESPACE ${PROJECT_NAME}::
-  DESTINATION ${XRT_INSTALL_DIR}/share/cmake/${PROJECT_NAME}
-  )
-endif()
+if (NOT BUILD_TARGET)
+   if (NOT WIN32)
+   install(
+     EXPORT xrt-targets
+     NAMESPACE ${PROJECT_NAME}::
+     DESTINATION ${XRT_INSTALL_DIR}/share/cmake/${PROJECT_NAME}
+     )
+   endif()
 
-if (${XRT_NATIVE_BUILD} STREQUAL "yes")
-install(
-  EXPORT xrt-dev-targets
-  NAMESPACE ${PROJECT_NAME}::
-  DESTINATION ${XRT_INSTALL_DIR}/share/cmake/${PROJECT_NAME}
-  )
+   if (${XRT_NATIVE_BUILD} STREQUAL "yes")
+   install(
+     EXPORT xrt-dev-targets
+     NAMESPACE ${PROJECT_NAME}::
+     DESTINATION ${XRT_INSTALL_DIR}/share/cmake/${PROJECT_NAME}
+     )
+   endif()
 endif()
diff --git a/src/CMake/nativeLnx.cmake b/src/CMake/nativeLnx.cmake
index 8b4ec271249..3790ce7256f 100644
--- a/src/CMake/nativeLnx.cmake
+++ b/src/CMake/nativeLnx.cmake
@@ -170,32 +170,31 @@ message("-- Compiler: ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER} ${CMAKE_C_COMPILER}")
 include (CMake/lint.cmake)
 
 xrt_add_subdirectory(runtime_src)
-
-#XMA settings START
-set(XMA_SRC_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}")
-set(XMA_INSTALL_DIR "${XRT_INSTALL_DIR}")
-set(XMA_VERSION_STRING ${XRT_VERSION_MAJOR}.${XRT_VERSION_MINOR}.${XRT_VERSION_PATCH})
-set(XMA_SOVERSION ${XRT_SOVERSION})
-xrt_add_subdirectory(xma)
-#XMA settings END
-
-# --- Python bindings ---
-xrt_add_subdirectory(python)
-
-# --- Python tests ---
-set(PY_TEST_SRC
-  ../tests/python/22_verify/22_verify.py
-  ../tests/python/utils_binding.py
-  ../tests/python/23_bandwidth/23_bandwidth.py
-  ../tests/python/23_bandwidth/host_mem_23_bandwidth.py
-  ../tests/python/23_bandwidth/versal_23_bandwidth.py)
-install (FILES ${PY_TEST_SRC}
-  PERMISSIONS OWNER_READ OWNER_EXECUTE OWNER_WRITE GROUP_READ GROUP_EXECUTE WORLD_READ WORLD_EXECUTE
-  DESTINATION ${XRT_INSTALL_DIR}/test)
-
-xrt_add_subdirectory("../tests/validate" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/validate_build")
-message("-- XRT version: ${XRT_VERSION_STRING}")
-
+if (NOT BUILD_TARGET)
+   #XMA settings START
+   set(XMA_SRC_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}")
+   set(XMA_INSTALL_DIR "${XRT_INSTALL_DIR}")
+   set(XMA_VERSION_STRING ${XRT_VERSION_MAJOR}.${XRT_VERSION_MINOR}.${XRT_VERSION_PATCH})
+   set(XMA_SOVERSION ${XRT_SOVERSION})
+   xrt_add_subdirectory(xma)
+   #XMA settings END
+
+   # --- Python bindings ---
+   xrt_add_subdirectory(python)
+
+   # --- Python tests ---
+   set(PY_TEST_SRC
+     ../tests/python/22_verify/22_verify.py
+     ../tests/python/utils_binding.py
+     ../tests/python/23_bandwidth/23_bandwidth.py
+     ../tests/python/23_bandwidth/host_mem_23_bandwidth.py
+     ../tests/python/23_bandwidth/versal_23_bandwidth.py)
+   install (FILES ${PY_TEST_SRC}
+     PERMISSIONS OWNER_READ OWNER_EXECUTE OWNER_WRITE GROUP_READ GROUP_EXECUTE WORLD_READ WORLD_EXECUTE
+     DESTINATION ${XRT_INSTALL_DIR}/test)
+
+   xrt_add_subdirectory("../tests/validate" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/validate_build")
+   message("-- XRT version: ${XRT_VERSION_STRING}")
 # -- CPack
 include (CMake/cpackLin.cmake)
 
@@ -217,9 +216,8 @@ include (CMake/pkgconfig.cmake)
 
 # --- Coverity Support ---
 include (CMake/coverity.cmake)
-
+endif()
 # --- Find Package Support ---
 include (CMake/findpackage.cmake)
-
 set (CTAGS "${XRT_SOURCE_DIR}/runtime_src/tools/scripts/tags.sh")
 include (CMake/tags.cmake)
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 262d7058fb7..517d55142cc 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,11 +27,14 @@ set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 message("-- Host system processor is ${CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR}")
 message("-- Target system processor is ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR}")
 
+if(DEFINED BUILD_TARGET AND NOT ${BUILD_TARGET} STREQUAL "xclbinutil")
+        message(FATAL_ERROR "Build target should be set to xclbinutil")
+endif()
+
 set(XRT_NATIVE_BUILD "yes")
 if (NOT ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR} STREQUAL ${CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR})
   set(XRT_NATIVE_BUILD "no")
 endif()
-
 if ( ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID} STREQUAL "Clang" )
   set(XRT_WARN_OPTS
   -Wall
@@ -126,7 +129,9 @@ if (${XRT_NATIVE_BUILD} STREQUAL "yes")
   else()
     include(CMake/nativeLnx.cmake)
   endif()
+  if (NOT BUILD_TARGET)
   xrt_include(CMake/nativeTests.cmake)
+  endif()
 else()
   include(CMake/embedded_system.cmake)
 endif()
diff --git a/src/runtime_src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/runtime_src/CMakeLists.txt
index 47bf11a2d06..3e632a7e052 100644
--- a/src/runtime_src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/runtime_src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -30,12 +30,15 @@ endif(XRT_ENABLE_WERROR)
 if (${XRT_NATIVE_BUILD} STREQUAL "yes")
   add_compile_options( ${XRT_WARN_OPTS} )
 endif()
-xrt_add_subdirectory(xdp)
+if (NOT BUILD_TARGET)
+   xrt_add_subdirectory(xdp)
+   xrt_add_subdirectory(xocl)
+   xrt_add_subdirectory(xrt)
+   xrt_add_subdirectory(ert)
+endif()
 
 xrt_add_subdirectory(tools/xclbinutil)
-xrt_add_subdirectory(xocl)
-xrt_add_subdirectory(xrt)
-xrt_add_subdirectory(ert)
+
 if (${XRT_NATIVE_BUILD} STREQUAL "yes")
   # Only for host native build.
   # For embedded, headers and libraries are installed in /usr
@@ -47,7 +50,9 @@ endif()
 set (CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS} -Wl,-Bsymbolic")
 set (CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS} -Wl,-z,defs")
 
-xrt_add_subdirectory(core)
+if (NOT BUILD_TARGET)
+   xrt_add_subdirectory(core)
+endif()
 
 else()
 # = WINDOWS ===================================================================