diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f361a9addf..c78d500a7c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -594,6 +594,7 @@ ADD_CUSTOM_COMMAND(OUTPUT ${DIST_FILE}.gz ${DIST_FILE}.bz2
            -D BUILDING_FROM_VCS=${BUILDING_FROM_VCS}
            -D SHELL=${SHELL}
            -D AUTOTOOLS_IN_DIST=${AUTOTOOLS_IN_DIST}
+           -D WITH_GNUCASH=${WITH_GNUCASH}
            -P ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/cmake_modules/MakeDist.cmake
 
         DEPENDS
@@ -626,8 +627,17 @@ configure_file(
 add_custom_target(uninstall
         COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -P ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/cmake_uninstall.cmake)
 
-SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(gnc-qof gnc-core-utils gnc-module gnc-backend-sql gnc-backend-xml-utils
-  gnc-business-ledger gnc-gnome PROPERTIES
+SET(_MODULES gnc-qof gnc-core-utils gnc-module gnc-backend-xml-utils)
+
+IF (WITH_SQL)
+  LIST(APPEND _MODULES gnc-backend-sql)
+ENDIF(WITH_SQL)
+
+IF (WITH_GNUCASH)
+  LIST(APPEND _MODULES gnc-business-ledger gnc-gnome)
+ENDIF(WITH_GNUCASH)
+
+SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(${_MODULES} PROPERTIES
   LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY         ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lib
   IF (XCODE_VERSION)
     LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_DEBUG   ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lib
diff --git a/src/backend/CMakeLists.txt b/src/backend/CMakeLists.txt
index 35ebf799da..48209be437 100644
--- a/src/backend/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/backend/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 
 ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(xml)
-IF (WITH_SQL)
-  ADD_SUBDIRECTORY (dbi)
-  ADD_SUBDIRECTORY (sql)
-ENDIF (WITH_SQL)
+ADD_SUBDIRECTORY (dbi)
+ADD_SUBDIRECTORY (sql)
 
 
 
diff --git a/src/backend/dbi/CMakeLists.txt b/src/backend/dbi/CMakeLists.txt
index 1ed55eb599..4579b43ae4 100644
--- a/src/backend/dbi/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/backend/dbi/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,36 +18,39 @@ SET(backend_dbi_DIST ${backend_dbi_DIST_local} ${test_dbi_backend_DIST} PARENT_S
 # Add dependency on config.h
 SET_SOURCE_FILES_PROPERTIES (${backend_dbi_SOURCES} PROPERTIES OBJECT_DEPENDS ${CONFIG_H})
 
-ADD_LIBRARY	(gncmod-backend-dbi
-  ${backend_dbi_SOURCES}
-  ${backend_dbi_noinst_HEADERS}
-)
+IF (WITH_SQL)
+  ADD_LIBRARY	(gncmod-backend-dbi
+    ${backend_dbi_SOURCES}
+    ${backend_dbi_noinst_HEADERS}
+  )
 
-TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(gncmod-backend-dbi gnc-backend-sql gncmod-engine gnc-qof ${GTK2_LDFLAGS} ${LIBDBI_LIBRARY})
+  TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(gncmod-backend-dbi gnc-backend-sql gncmod-engine gnc-qof ${GTK2_LDFLAGS} ${LIBDBI_LIBRARY})
 
-TARGET_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS(gncmod-backend-dbi PRIVATE -DG_LOG_DOMAIN=\"gnc.backend.dbi\")
+  TARGET_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS(gncmod-backend-dbi PRIVATE -DG_LOG_DOMAIN=\"gnc.backend.dbi\")
 
-TARGET_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(gncmod-backend-dbi PRIVATE ${LIBDBI_INCLUDE_PATH})
+  TARGET_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(gncmod-backend-dbi PRIVATE ${LIBDBI_INCLUDE_PATH})
 
-INSTALL(TARGETS gncmod-backend-dbi
-  LIBRARY DESTINATION lib/gnucash
-  ARCHIVE DESTINATION lib/gnucash
-  RUNTIME DESTINATION bin)
-# No headers to install
+  INSTALL(TARGETS gncmod-backend-dbi
+    LIBRARY DESTINATION lib/gnucash
+    ARCHIVE DESTINATION lib/gnucash
+    RUNTIME DESTINATION bin)
 
-# FIXME: Below is a hack to create .libs/libgncmod-backend-dbi to silence some complaints
-# from guile when compiling. Eventually, fix the guile module loader to not expect items
-# to be in .libs. At this time, WIN32 does not use guile-2, so no need for this.
+  # No headers to install
 
-IF (NOT WIN32)
-  SET(_LINK_TARGET ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/.libs/libgncmod-backend-dbi${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX})
-  FILE(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/.libs)
+  # FIXME: Below is a hack to create .libs/libgncmod-backend-dbi to silence some complaints
+  # from guile when compiling. Eventually, fix the guile module loader to not expect items
+  # to be in .libs. At this time, WIN32 does not use guile-2, so no need for this.
 
-  ADD_CUSTOM_COMMAND(
-      OUTPUT ${_LINK_TARGET}
-      COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E create_symlink $<TARGET_FILE:gncmod-backend-dbi> ${_LINK_TARGET}
-      DEPENDS gnc-backend-dbi
-  )
+  IF (NOT WIN32)
+    SET(_LINK_TARGET ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/.libs/libgncmod-backend-dbi${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX})
+    FILE(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/.libs)
+
+    ADD_CUSTOM_COMMAND(
+        OUTPUT ${_LINK_TARGET}
+        COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E create_symlink $<TARGET_FILE:gncmod-backend-dbi> ${_LINK_TARGET}
+        DEPENDS gnc-backend-dbi
+    )
 
-  ADD_CUSTOM_TARGET(gncmod-backend-dbi-link ALL DEPENDS gncmod-backend-dbi ${_LINK_TARGET})
-ENDIF()
+    ADD_CUSTOM_TARGET(gncmod-backend-dbi-link ALL DEPENDS gncmod-backend-dbi ${_LINK_TARGET})
+  ENDIF()
+ENDIF(WITH_SQL)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/backend/dbi/test/CMakeLists.txt b/src/backend/dbi/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 6b16769f60..9552f6e83a 100644
--- a/src/backend/dbi/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/backend/dbi/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ SET(test_dbi_backend_HEADERS test-dbi-business-stuff.h test-dbi-stuff.h)
 SET_DIST_LIST(test_dbi_backend_DIST ${test_dbi_backend_SOURCES} ${test_dbi_backend_HEADERS} test-dbi.xml CMakeLists.txt Makefile.am)
 
 # This test does not work on Win32
-IF (NOT WIN32)
+IF (WITH_SQL AND NOT WIN32)
   GNC_ADD_TEST(test-backend-dbi "${test_dbi_backend_SOURCES}"
     BACKEND_DBI_TEST_INCLUDE_DIRS BACKEND_DBI_TEST_LIBS
   )
diff --git a/src/backend/sql/CMakeLists.txt b/src/backend/sql/CMakeLists.txt
index 53a8bea964..44ed1d9e4a 100644
--- a/src/backend/sql/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/backend/sql/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -59,20 +59,23 @@ SET(backend_sql_DIST ${backend_sql_DIST_local} ${test_backend_sql_DIST} PARENT_S
 # Add dependency on config.h
 SET_SOURCE_FILES_PROPERTIES (${gnc_backend_sql_SOURCES} PROPERTIES OBJECT_DEPENDS ${CONFIG_H})
 
-ADD_LIBRARY	(gnc-backend-sql
-  ${backend_sql_SOURCES}
-  ${backend_sql_noinst_HEADERS}
-)
+IF (WITH_SQL)
+
+  ADD_LIBRARY	(gnc-backend-sql
+    ${backend_sql_SOURCES}
+    ${backend_sql_noinst_HEADERS}
+  )
 
-TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(gnc-backend-sql gncmod-engine gnc-qof)
+  TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(gnc-backend-sql gncmod-engine gnc-qof)
 
-TARGET_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS (gnc-backend-sql PRIVATE -DG_LOG_DOMAIN=\"gnc.backend.sql\")
+  TARGET_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS (gnc-backend-sql PRIVATE -DG_LOG_DOMAIN=\"gnc.backend.sql\")
 
-TARGET_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(gnc-backend-sql PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
+  TARGET_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(gnc-backend-sql PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
 
-INSTALL(TARGETS gnc-backend-sql
-  LIBRARY DESTINATION lib
-  ARCHIVE DESTINATION lib
-  RUNTIME DESTINATION bin)
+  INSTALL(TARGETS gnc-backend-sql
+    LIBRARY DESTINATION lib
+    ARCHIVE DESTINATION lib
+    RUNTIME DESTINATION bin)
+ENDIF(WITH_SQL)
 
 # No headers to install
diff --git a/src/backend/sql/test/CMakeLists.txt b/src/backend/sql/test/CMakeLists.txt
index a9cc3579af..102a49eecd 100644
--- a/src/backend/sql/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/backend/sql/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,14 +15,14 @@ SET(BACKEND_SQL_TEST_LIBS gnc-backend-sql gncmod-engine gnc-qof test-core)
 SET_DIST_LIST(test_backend_sql_DIST ${test_backend_sql_SOURCES} CMakeLists.txt Makefile.am
         test-column-types.c)
 
-# This test does not actually do anything.
-GNC_ADD_TEST(test-column-types test-column-types.c
-   BACKEND_SQL_TEST_INCLUDE_DIRS BACKEND_SQL_TEST_LIBS
-)
-
-
-
-GNC_ADD_TEST(test-sqlbe "${test_backend_sql_SOURCES}"
-   BACKEND_SQL_TEST_INCLUDE_DIRS BACKEND_SQL_TEST_LIBS
-)
-TARGET_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS(test-sqlbe PRIVATE TESTPROG=test_sqlbe)
\ No newline at end of file
+IF (WITH_SQL)
+  # This test does not actually do anything.
+  GNC_ADD_TEST(test-column-types test-column-types.c
+     BACKEND_SQL_TEST_INCLUDE_DIRS BACKEND_SQL_TEST_LIBS
+  )
+
+  GNC_ADD_TEST(test-sqlbe "${test_backend_sql_SOURCES}"
+     BACKEND_SQL_TEST_INCLUDE_DIRS BACKEND_SQL_TEST_LIBS
+  )
+  TARGET_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS(test-sqlbe PRIVATE TESTPROG=test_sqlbe)
+ENDIF(WITH_SQL)  
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/cmake_modules/MakeDist.cmake b/src/cmake_modules/MakeDist.cmake
index a0fdf15b14..0150ae2e05 100644
--- a/src/cmake_modules/MakeDist.cmake
+++ b/src/cmake_modules/MakeDist.cmake
@@ -181,4 +181,8 @@ FUNCTION(MAKE_DIST PACKAGE_PREFIX GNUCASH_SOURCE_DIR BUILD_SOURCE_DIR BUILDING_F
     MESSAGE("\n\nDistributions ${PACKAGE_PREFIX}.tar.gz and ${PACKAGE_PREFIX}.tar.bz2 created.\n\n")
 ENDFUNCTION()
 
+IF (NOT WITH_GNUCASH)
+    MESSAGE(SEND_ERROR "Creation of dist tarballs not support when WITH_GNUCASH=OFF.")
+ENDIF()
+
 MAKE_DIST(${PACKAGE_PREFIX} ${GNUCASH_SOURCE_DIR} ${BUILD_SOURCE_DIR} ${BUILDING_FROM_VCS})
diff --git a/src/import-export/CMakeLists.txt b/src/import-export/CMakeLists.txt
index 7991a926ad..7bb6ba413b 100644
--- a/src/import-export/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/import-export/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,16 +3,12 @@
 ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(test)
 
 # ############################################################
-if (WITH_AQBANKING)
-  ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(aqb)
-endif()
+ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(aqb)
 ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(csv-exp)
 ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(csv-imp)
 ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(gschemas)
 ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(log-replay)
-if (WITH_OFX)
-  ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(ofx)
-endif()
+ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(ofx)
 ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(qif)
 ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(qif-imp)
 
diff --git a/src/import-export/ofx/gschemas/CMakeLists.txt b/src/import-export/ofx/gschemas/CMakeLists.txt
index 83a44a7e2b..c48c5b6829 100644
--- a/src/import-export/ofx/gschemas/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/import-export/ofx/gschemas/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 
-set(ofx_GSCHEMA org.gnucash.dialogs.import.ofx.gschema.xml)
+IF (WITH_OFX)
+  set(ofx_GSCHEMA org.gnucash.dialogs.import.ofx.gschema.xml)
 
-ADD_GSCHEMA_TARGETS(ofx-gschema "${ofx_GSCHEMA}")
+  ADD_GSCHEMA_TARGETS(ofx-gschema "${ofx_GSCHEMA}")
+ENDIF (WITH_OFX)
 
 SET_DIST_LIST(ofx_gschema_DIST CMakeLists.txt Makefile.am org.gnucash.dialogs.import.ofx.gschema.xml.in.in)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/import-export/ofx/test/CMakeLists.txt b/src/import-export/ofx/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 7fec110f9f..911d91c8be 100644
--- a/src/import-export/ofx/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/import-export/ofx/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 
 
-SET(OFX_TEST_INCLUDE_DIRS
-  ${LIBOFX_INCLUDE_DIRS}
-)
-SET(OFX_TEST_LIBS)
+IF(WITH_OFX)
+  SET(OFX_TEST_INCLUDE_DIRS ${LIBOFX_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+  SET(OFX_TEST_LIBS)
 
-GNC_ADD_TEST(test-link-ofx test-link.c OFX_TEST_INCLUDE_DIRS OFX_TEST_LIBS)
+  GNC_ADD_TEST(test-link-ofx test-link.c OFX_TEST_INCLUDE_DIRS OFX_TEST_LIBS)
+ENDIF(WITH_OFX)
 
 SET_DIST_LIST(test_ofx_DIST CMakeLists.txt Makefile.am test-link.c)
\ No newline at end of file