diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a5dae70bc9..538722d147 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ project(dolphin-emu)
 
 option(USE_EGL "Enables EGL OpenGL Interface" OFF)
 option(TRY_X11 "Enables X11 Support" ON)
+option(USE_SHARED_ENET "Use shared libenet if found rather than Dolphin's soon-to-compatibly-diverge version" OFF)
 option(USE_UPNP "Enables UPnP port mapping support" ON)
 option(DISABLE_WX "Disable wxWidgets (use Qt or CLI interface)" OFF)
 option(ENABLE_QT "Enable Qt (use the experimental Qt interface)" OFF)
@@ -529,7 +530,7 @@ include_directories(Source/Core)
 add_subdirectory(Externals/Bochs_disasm)
 include_directories(Externals/Bochs_disasm)
 
-if(NOT ANDROID)
+if(NOT ANDROID AND USE_SHARED_ENET)
 	check_lib(ENET libenet enet enet/enet.h QUIET)
 	include(CheckSymbolExists)
 	if (ENET_FOUND)