diff --git a/build/fbcode_builder/getdeps/builder.py b/build/fbcode_builder/getdeps/builder.py
index 8de30f73e..2ff40aae1 100644
--- a/build/fbcode_builder/getdeps/builder.py
+++ b/build/fbcode_builder/getdeps/builder.py
@@ -362,7 +362,9 @@ class AutoconfBuilder(BuilderBase):
                 self._run_cmd(["autoreconf", "-ivf"], cwd=self.src_dir, env=env)
         configure_cmd = [configure_path, "--prefix=" + self.inst_dir] + self.args
         self._run_cmd(configure_cmd, env=env)
-        self._run_cmd([self._make_binary, "-j%s" % self.num_jobs], env=env)
+        only_install = self.manifest.get("build", "only_install", "false", ctx=self.ctx)
+        if not only_install:
+            self._run_cmd([self._make_binary, "-j%s" % self.num_jobs], env=env)
         self._run_cmd([self._make_binary, "install"], env=env)
 
 
diff --git a/build/fbcode_builder/getdeps/manifest.py b/build/fbcode_builder/getdeps/manifest.py
index eab64c95b..16dac6b39 100644
--- a/build/fbcode_builder/getdeps/manifest.py
+++ b/build/fbcode_builder/getdeps/manifest.py
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ SCHEMA = {
             "subdir": OPTIONAL,
             "make_binary": OPTIONAL,
             "build_in_src_dir": OPTIONAL,
+            "only_install": OPTIONAL,
             "job_weight_mib": OPTIONAL,
             "patchfile": OPTIONAL,
             "patchfile_opts": OPTIONAL,