diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index bf55696eb6..846f2b484a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ message(
     "\nCPP:               ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER}"
     "\n"
     "\nBroker:            ${ENABLE_BROKER}"
+    "\nBroker Python:     ${BROKER_PYTHON_BINDINGS}"
     "\nBroccoli:          ${INSTALL_BROCCOLI}"
     "\nBroctl:            ${INSTALL_BROCTL}"
     "\nAux. Tools:        ${INSTALL_AUX_TOOLS}"
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 3e844735a5..f94085f9d3 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ Usage: $0 [OPTION]... [VAR=VALUE]...
     --disable-auxtools     don't build or install auxiliary tools
     --disable-perftools    don't try to build with Google Perftools
     --disable-python       don't try to build python bindings for broccoli
+    --disable-pybroker     don't try to build python bindings for broker
 
   Required Packages in Non-Standard Locations:
     --with-openssl=PATH    path to OpenSSL install root
@@ -121,6 +122,7 @@ append_cache_entry PY_MOD_INSTALL_DIR   PATH   $prefix/lib/broctl
 append_cache_entry BRO_SCRIPT_INSTALL_PATH STRING $prefix/share/bro
 append_cache_entry BRO_ETC_INSTALL_DIR  PATH   $prefix/etc
 append_cache_entry BROKER_PYTHON_HOME   PATH   $prefix
+append_cache_entry BROKER_PYTHON_BINDINGS BOOL false
 append_cache_entry ENABLE_DEBUG         BOOL   false
 append_cache_entry ENABLE_PERFTOOLS     BOOL   false
 append_cache_entry ENABLE_PERFTOOLS_DEBUG BOOL false
@@ -217,6 +219,9 @@ while [ $# -ne 0 ]; do
         --disable-python)
             append_cache_entry DISABLE_PYTHON_BINDINGS     BOOL   true
             ;;
+        --disable-pybroker)
+            append_cache_entry DISABLE_PYBROKER     BOOL   true
+            ;;
         --enable-ruby)
             append_cache_entry DISABLE_RUBY_BINDINGS     BOOL   false
             ;;