diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 45c183c157..be5012a878 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ option(USE_LIBEVDEV "libevdev-based joystick support" ON)
 option(USE_DISCORD_RPC "Discord rich presence integration" ON)
 option(USE_SYSTEM_ZLIB "Prefer system ZLIB instead of the builtin one" ON)
 option(USE_VULKAN "Vulkan render backend" ON)
+option(USE_COTIRE "Use precompiled headers" ON)
 
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/rpcs3/cmake_modules")
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/CMakeLists.txt b/rpcs3/CMakeLists.txt
index eb8787957b..55b5d92518 100644
--- a/rpcs3/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/rpcs3/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -110,11 +110,13 @@ else()
 	target_link_libraries(rpcs3 ${CMAKE_DL_LIBS})
 endif()
 
-set_target_properties(rpcs3 PROPERTIES
-	COTIRE_CXX_PREFIX_HEADER_INIT "${RPCS3_SRC_DIR}/stdafx.h"
-	COTIRE_ADD_UNITY_BUILD OFF)
+if(USE_COTIRE)
+	set_target_properties(rpcs3 PROPERTIES
+		COTIRE_CXX_PREFIX_HEADER_INIT "${RPCS3_SRC_DIR}/stdafx.h"
+		COTIRE_ADD_UNITY_BUILD OFF)
 
-cotire(rpcs3)
+	cotire(rpcs3)
+endif()
 
 # Copy icons to executable directory
 if(APPLE)
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/CMakeLists.txt b/rpcs3/Emu/CMakeLists.txt
index bb4e49ae5a..79dd04e0ba 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -431,11 +431,13 @@ target_link_libraries(rpcs3_emu
 )
 
 
-# Setup cotire
-option(UNITY_BUILD_EMU "Use unity build for rpcs3_emu target" OFF)
+if (USE_COTIRE)
+	# Setup cotire
+	option(UNITY_BUILD_EMU "Use unity build for rpcs3_emu target" OFF)
 
-set_target_properties(rpcs3_emu PROPERTIES
-	COTIRE_CXX_PREFIX_HEADER_INIT "${RPCS3_SRC_DIR}/stdafx.h"
-	COTIRE_ADD_UNITY_BUILD ${UNITY_BUILD_EMU})
+	set_target_properties(rpcs3_emu PROPERTIES
+		COTIRE_CXX_PREFIX_HEADER_INIT "${RPCS3_SRC_DIR}/stdafx.h"
+		COTIRE_ADD_UNITY_BUILD ${UNITY_BUILD_EMU})
 
-cotire(rpcs3_emu)
+	cotire(rpcs3_emu)
+endif()