diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 67e3993..f3c100a 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ qmckl_wrap_c    =  python/src/qmckl_wrap.c
 qmckl_include_i =  python/src/qmckl_include.i
 qmckl_py        =  python/src/qmckl.py
 
+if HAVE_PYTHON
 dist_python_DATA = $(setup_py) $(qmckl_py) $(qmckl_wrap_c) \
                    $(srcdir)/python/pyproject.toml \
                    $(srcdir)/python/requirements.txt \
@@ -124,7 +125,9 @@ python-test: $(test_py)
 	cd $(abs_srcdir)/python/test/ && \
 		python test_api.py
 
-.PHONY: python-test python-install cppcheck
+endif
+
+.PHONY: cppcheck python-test python-install
 
 
 if QMCKL_DEVEL
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 335e305..0773c95 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ make -j
 make -j check
 
 cd ..
+
 mkdir -p _build_intel_fast/_install
 cd _build_intel_fast
 ../configure --prefix=$PWD/_install --enable-hpc --with-icc --with-ifort 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 5a4c2bb..92b955b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -283,11 +283,12 @@ AS_IF([test "x$enable_hpc" = "xyes"],
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([doc],
             [AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-doc],
                             [Disable documentation])],
-            [enable_doc=$withval],
+            [enable_doc=$enableval],
             [enable_doc=yes])
 
 AM_CONDITIONAL([HAVE_DOC],[test "x$enable_doc" = "xyes"])
 
+
 # Enable Verificarlo tests
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([vfc_ci],
               [AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-vfc_ci],
@@ -442,6 +443,14 @@ AS_IF([test "x$enable_maintainer_mode" = "xyes"],
 
 AM_CONDITIONAL([QMCKL_DEVEL],[test "x$QMCKL_DEVEL" != x])
 
+AC_ARG_ENABLE([python],
+            [AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-python],
+                            [Disable building Python binding])],
+            [enable_python=$enableval],
+            [enable_python=yes])
+
+AM_CONDITIONAL([HAVE_PYTHON],[test "x$enable_python" = "xyes"])
+
 AS_IF([test "x${QMCKL_DEVEL}" != "x"], [
   AC_PROG_AWK
   AM_PATH_PYTHON
@@ -457,7 +466,9 @@ AS_IF([test "x${QMCKL_DEVEL}" != "x"], [
   AC_CHECK_PROGS([HAS_CPPCHECK],[cppcheck],[no])
   AS_IF([test "x${HAS_CPPCHECK}" != "xno"], [HAS_CPPCHECK=1])
 
-  AX_PKG_SWIG(4.0.0, [], AC_MSG_WARN([SWIG is required to build Python API.]) )
+  AS_IF([test "x$enable_python" = "xyes"], [
+    AX_PKG_SWIG(4.0.0, [], AC_MSG_WARN([SWIG is required to build Python API.]) )
+  ] )
 ])
 
 
@@ -497,6 +508,7 @@ HPC version.....: ${HAVE_HPC}
 LDFLAGS:........: ${LDFLAGS}
 LIBS............: ${LIBS}
 OPENMP..........: ${with_omp}
+PYTHON..........: ${enable_python}
 QMCKL_DGEMM.....: ${with_qmckldgemm}
 TREXIO..........: ${with_trexio}