diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 126d1fa95cf..f4d4aed9618 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26257,10 +26257,12 @@ if(gRPC_INSTALL)
     DESTINATION ${gRPC_INSTALL_CMAKEDIR}
     NAMESPACE gRPC::
   )
-  install(EXPORT gRPCPluginTargets
-    DESTINATION ${gRPC_INSTALL_CMAKEDIR}
-    NAMESPACE gRPC::
-  )
+  if(gRPC_BUILD_CODEGEN)
+    install(EXPORT gRPCPluginTargets
+      DESTINATION ${gRPC_INSTALL_CMAKEDIR}
+      NAMESPACE gRPC::
+    )
+  endif()
 endif()
 
 include(CMakePackageConfigHelpers)
diff --git a/templates/CMakeLists.txt.template b/templates/CMakeLists.txt.template
index 7be9b0a2ae2..2b340efd4c2 100644
--- a/templates/CMakeLists.txt.template
+++ b/templates/CMakeLists.txt.template
@@ -812,10 +812,12 @@
       DESTINATION <%text>${gRPC_INSTALL_CMAKEDIR}</%text>
       NAMESPACE gRPC::
     )
-    install(EXPORT gRPCPluginTargets
-      DESTINATION <%text>${gRPC_INSTALL_CMAKEDIR}</%text>
-      NAMESPACE gRPC::
-    )
+    if(gRPC_BUILD_CODEGEN)
+      install(EXPORT gRPCPluginTargets
+        DESTINATION <%text>${gRPC_INSTALL_CMAKEDIR}</%text>
+        NAMESPACE gRPC::
+      )
+    endif()
   endif()
 
   include(CMakePackageConfigHelpers)