diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 270bed5..54b67b6 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 project(cgproxy VERSION 0.13)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS  "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -Wno-unused-result")
 
-set(build_tools OFF)
-set(build_test  OFF)
+option(with_execsnoop "enable program level proxy control feature, need bcc installed" ON)
+option(build_tools OFF)
+option(build_test  OFF)
 
 set(basic_permission OWNER_READ OWNER_WRITE OWNER_EXECUTE GROUP_READ GROUP_EXECUTE WORLD_READ WORLD_EXECUTE)
 
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index cadd249..72012a6 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,14 +3,15 @@ find_package(nlohmann_json REQUIRED)
 include_directories(${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR})
 include_directories(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
 
+if (with_execsnoop)
 add_library(execsnoop MODULE execsnoop.cpp common.cpp)
 target_link_libraries(execsnoop bcc)
 install(TARGETS execsnoop DESTINATION /usr/lib/cgproxy/ PERMISSIONS ${basic_permission})
+endif()
 
 add_executable(main main.cpp
                     common.cpp config.cpp cgroup_attach.cpp
                     socket_client.cpp socket_server.cpp)
-
 target_link_libraries(main PRIVATE nlohmann_json::nlohmann_json Threads::Threads dl)
 set_target_properties(main PROPERTIES LINKER_LANGUAGE CXX)
 set_target_properties(main PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME cgproxy)
diff --git a/tools/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/CMakeLists.txt
index 9630987..5419a7b 100644
--- a/tools/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ include_directories(${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src)
 add_executable(cgattach cgattach.cpp ../src/cgroup_attach.cpp ../src/common.cpp)
 install(TARGETS cgattach  DESTINATION /usr/bin PERMISSIONS ${basic_permission})
 
+if (with_execsnoop)
 add_executable(execsnoop_exec execsnoop.cpp ../src/common.cpp ../src/execsnoop.cpp)
 set_target_properties(execsnoop_exec PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME execsnoop)
 target_link_libraries(execsnoop_exec bcc)
-install(TARGETS execsnoop_exec  DESTINATION /usr/bin PERMISSIONS ${basic_permission})
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+install(TARGETS execsnoop_exec  DESTINATION /usr/bin PERMISSIONS ${basic_permission})
+endif()
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