diff --git a/library/CMakeLists.txt b/library/CMakeLists.txt
index 187693d..f3b93fb 100644
--- a/library/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/library/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -109,38 +109,43 @@
     ssl_tls13_generic.c
 )
 
-find_package(Perl REQUIRED)
+if(DEV_MODE)
+    find_package(Perl REQUIRED)
 
-file(GLOB error_headers ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../include/mbedtls/*.h)
-add_custom_command(
-    OUTPUT
-        ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/error.c
-    COMMAND
-        ${PERL_EXECUTABLE}
-            ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../scripts/generate_errors.pl
-            ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../include/mbedtls
-            ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../scripts/data_files
+    file(GLOB error_headers ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../include/mbedtls/*.h)
+    add_custom_command(
+        OUTPUT
             ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/error.c
-    DEPENDS
-        ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../scripts/generate_errors.pl
-        ${error_headers}
-        ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../scripts/data_files/error.fmt
-)
+        COMMAND
+            ${PERL_EXECUTABLE}
+                ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../scripts/generate_errors.pl
+                ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../include/mbedtls
+                ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../scripts/data_files
+                ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/error.c
+        DEPENDS
+            ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../scripts/generate_errors.pl
+            ${error_headers}
+            ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../scripts/data_files/error.fmt
+    )
 
-add_custom_command(
-    OUTPUT
-        ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/version_features.c
-    COMMAND
-        ${PERL_EXECUTABLE}
-            ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../scripts/generate_features.pl
-            ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../include/mbedtls
-            ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../scripts/data_files
+    add_custom_command(
+        OUTPUT
             ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/version_features.c
-    DEPENDS
-        ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../scripts/generate_features.pl
-        ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../include/mbedtls/mbedtls_config.h
-        ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../scripts/data_files/version_features.fmt
-)
+        COMMAND
+            ${PERL_EXECUTABLE}
+                ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../scripts/generate_features.pl
+                ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../include/mbedtls
+                ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../scripts/data_files
+                ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/version_features.c
+        DEPENDS
+            ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../scripts/generate_features.pl
+            ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../include/mbedtls/mbedtls_config.h
+            ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../scripts/data_files/version_features.fmt
+    )
+else()
+    link_to_source(error.c)
+    link_to_source(version_features.c)
+endif()
 
 if(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCC)
     set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -Wmissing-declarations -Wmissing-prototypes")