diff --git a/cmake/macros/SetupHifiClientServerPlugin.cmake b/cmake/macros/SetupHifiClientServerPlugin.cmake
index 74ceaeb0ab..0ce7796756 100644
--- a/cmake/macros/SetupHifiClientServerPlugin.cmake
+++ b/cmake/macros/SetupHifiClientServerPlugin.cmake
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@
 macro(SETUP_HIFI_CLIENT_SERVER_PLUGIN)
     set(${TARGET_NAME}_SHARED 1)
     setup_hifi_library(${ARGV})
-    add_dependencies(interface ${TARGET_NAME})
+    if (NOT DEFINED SERVER_ONLY)
+      add_dependencies(interface ${TARGET_NAME})
+    endif()
     set_target_properties(${TARGET_NAME} PROPERTIES FOLDER "Plugins")
 
     if (APPLE)