diff --git a/src/apex/CMakeLists.hpx b/src/apex/CMakeLists.hpx
index 82ac674f..687c6436 100644
--- a/src/apex/CMakeLists.hpx
+++ b/src/apex/CMakeLists.hpx
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ endif()
 include(GNUInstallDirs)
 
 add_hpx_library(apex
-  STATIC NOLIBS
+  STATIC NOLIBS EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL
   NOEXPORT
   SOURCES ${apex_sources}
   HEADERS ${apex_headers}