diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a7de2cdb0..8bf3766df 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ if (TD_ENABLE_DOTNET)
 endif()
 
 # tdc - TDLib interface in pure c.
-add_library(tdc STATIC ${TL_C_SCHEME_SOURCE} td/telegram/td_c_client.cpp td/telegram/td_c_client.h)
+add_library(tdc STATIC EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL ${TL_C_SCHEME_SOURCE} td/telegram/td_c_client.cpp td/telegram/td_c_client.h)
 target_include_directories(tdc PUBLIC
   $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}>
   $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${TL_TD_AUTO_INCLUDES}>)