diff --git a/src/modules/CMakeLists.txt b/src/modules/CMakeLists.txt
index 8d6f239d7..ab4033aa1 100644
--- a/src/modules/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/modules/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
+include( CMakeColors )
+
 file( GLOB SUBDIRECTORIES RELATIVE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} "*" )
+string( REPLACE " " ";" SKIP_LIST "${SKIP_MODULES}" )
 foreach( SUBDIRECTORY ${SUBDIRECTORIES} )
-    if( IS_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${SUBDIRECTORY}" )
+    list( FIND SKIP_LIST ${SUBDIRECTORY} DO_SKIP )
+
+    if( NOT DO_SKIP EQUAL -1 )
+        message( "${ColorReset}-- Skipping module ${BoldRed}${SUBDIRECTORY}${ColorReset}." )
+        message( "" )
+    elseif( ( IS_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${SUBDIRECTORY}" ) AND
+            ( DO_SKIP EQUAL -1 ) )
         calamares_add_module_subdirectory( ${SUBDIRECTORY} )
     endif()
 endforeach()