diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b9ceeed40..8c1eb44c6 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ endif()
 set(THIRDPARTY_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/third_party")
 # TODO: b/462767957 - remove set(CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX ...) once we fix search path and mac build.
 set(CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/install")
+option(DIVE_BUILD_WITH_CRASHPAD "Build Dive with CrashPad" ON)
 
 # Add an option to allow users to easily toggle the runtime layer build
 option(
@@ -162,15 +163,17 @@ if(NOT ANDROID)
     list(POP_BACK CMAKE_MESSAGE_INDENT)
     message(CHECK_PASS "done")
 
-    message(CHECK_START "Generate build files for third_party/crashpad")
-    list(APPEND CMAKE_MESSAGE_INDENT "  ")
-    set(CRASHPAD_BUILD_TESTS OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
-    set(CRASHPAD_BUILD_EXAMPLES OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
-    add_subdirectory(third_party/crashpad EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
-    list(POP_BACK CMAKE_MESSAGE_INDENT)
-    message(CHECK_PASS "done")
-    add_library(crashpad_client ALIAS client)
-    set_target_properties(handler PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME "crashpad_handler")
+    if(DIVE_BUILD_WITH_CRASHPAD)
+        message(CHECK_START "Generate build files for third_party/crashpad")
+        list(APPEND CMAKE_MESSAGE_INDENT "  ")
+        set(CRASHPAD_BUILD_TESTS OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
+        set(CRASHPAD_BUILD_EXAMPLES OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
+        add_subdirectory(third_party/crashpad EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
+        list(POP_BACK CMAKE_MESSAGE_INDENT)
+        message(CHECK_PASS "done")
+        add_library(crashpad_client ALIAS client)
+        set_target_properties(handler PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME "crashpad_handler")
+    endif()
 else()
     message(
         CHECK_START
diff --git a/src/dive/crashpad/CMakeLists.txt b/src/dive/crashpad/CMakeLists.txt
index 636426fd3..655bac474 100644
--- a/src/dive/crashpad/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/dive/crashpad/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 add_library(
     dive_crashpad
     crashpad_client.h
-    crashpad_client.cpp
+    $<IF:$<BOOL:${DIVE_BUILD_WITH_CRASHPAD}>,crashpad_client.cpp,crashpad_client_stub.cpp>
     crashpad_utils.h
     $<$<PLATFORM_ID:Windows>:crashpad_utils_win32.cpp>
     $<$<PLATFORM_ID:Darwin>:crashpad_utils_macos.cpp>
diff --git a/src/dive/crashpad/crashpad_client_stub.cpp b/src/dive/crashpad/crashpad_client_stub.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4bced74a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/dive/crashpad/crashpad_client_stub.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/*
+ Copyright 2026 Google LLC
+
+ Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+ http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+#include "absl/status/status.h"
+#include "crashpad_client.h"
+
+namespace Dive
+{
+
+absl::Status InitializeCrashpad() { return absl::OkStatus(); }
+
+}  // namespace Dive