diff --git a/src/rgw/CMakeLists.txt b/src/rgw/CMakeLists.txt
index 59a5406ca00..6d2a5928164 100644
--- a/src/rgw/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/rgw/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -239,8 +239,12 @@ install(TARGETS rgw DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR})
 if(WITH_EMBEDDED)
   include(MergeStaticLibraries)
   add_library(cephd_rgw_base STATIC rgw_main.cc ${radosgw_admin_srcs})
-  target_include_directories(cephd_rgw_base PUBLIC ${FCGI_INCLUDE_DIR})
+  if(WITH_RADOSGW_FCGI_FRONTEND)  
+    target_include_directories(cephd_rgw_base PUBLIC ${FCGI_INCLUDE_DIR})
+  endif()
   set_target_properties(cephd_rgw_base PROPERTIES COMPILE_DEFINITIONS BUILDING_FOR_EMBEDDED)
   merge_static_libraries(cephd_rgw cephd_rgw_base rgw_a radosgw_a)
-  target_link_libraries(cephd_rgw ${FCGI_LIBRARY})
+  if(WITH_RADOSGW_FCGI_FRONTEND) 
+    target_link_libraries(cephd_rgw ${FCGI_LIBRARY})
+  endif()
 endif()