diff --git a/meta-security/recipes-scanners/clamav/clamav_0.101.5.bb b/meta-security/recipes-scanners/clamav/clamav_0.101.5.bb
index 2ea2c9b..770186a 100644
--- a/meta-security/recipes-scanners/clamav/clamav_0.101.5.bb
+++ b/meta-security/recipes-scanners/clamav/clamav_0.101.5.bb
@@ -89,7 +89,9 @@
     install -m 0644 ${WORKDIR}/volatiles.03_clamav  ${D}${sysconfdir}/default/volatiles/volatiles.03_clamav
     sed -i -e 's#${STAGING_DIR_HOST}##g' ${D}${libdir}/pkgconfig/libclamav.pc
     rm ${D}/${libdir}/libclamav.so
-    install -m 666 ${S}/clamav_db/* ${D}/${localstatedir}/lib/clamav/.
+    if [ "${INSTALL_CLAMAV_CVD}" = "1" ]; then
+        install -m 666 ${S}/clamav_db/* ${D}/${localstatedir}/lib/clamav/.
+    fi
     if ${@bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES','systemd','true','false',d)};then
         install -D -m 0644 ${WORKDIR}/clamav.service ${D}${systemd_unitdir}/system/clamav.service
         install -d ${D}${sysconfdir}/tmpfiles.d