diff --git a/config/templates/config-example.conf b/config/templates/config-example.conf
index 9291dba6e0..8a3d488257 100644
--- a/config/templates/config-example.conf
+++ b/config/templates/config-example.conf
@@ -20,3 +20,4 @@ BUILD_ALL="no"				# cycle through available boards and make images or kernel/u-b
 					# set KERNEL_ONLY to "yes" or "no" to build all packages/all images
 
 BSPFREEZE=""				# freeze armbian packages (u-boot, kernel, dtb)
+INSTALL_HEADERS=""			# install kernel headers package
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diff --git a/lib/distributions.sh b/lib/distributions.sh
index 8e29391d5b..6224e1a394 100644
--- a/lib/distributions.sh
+++ b/lib/distributions.sh
@@ -101,8 +101,10 @@ install_common()
 	display_alert "Installing u-boot" "$CHOSEN_UBOOT" "info"
 	chroot $SDCARD /bin/bash -c "DEVICE=/dev/null dpkg -i /tmp/debs/${CHOSEN_UBOOT}_${REVISION}_${ARCH}.deb" >> $DEST/debug/install.log 2>&1
 
-	display_alert "Installing headers" "${CHOSEN_KERNEL/image/headers}" "info"
-	chroot $SDCARD /bin/bash -c "dpkg -i /tmp/debs/${CHOSEN_KERNEL/image/headers}_${REVISION}_${ARCH}.deb" >> $DEST/debug/install.log 2>&1
+	if [[ $INSTALL_HEADERS == "yes" ]]; then
+		display_alert "Installing headers" "${CHOSEN_KERNEL/image/headers}" "info"
+		chroot $SDCARD /bin/bash -c "dpkg -i /tmp/debs/${CHOSEN_KERNEL/image/headers}_${REVISION}_${ARCH}.deb" >> $DEST/debug/install.log 2>&1
+	fi
 
 	# install firmware
 	#if [[ -f $SDCARD/tmp/debs/${CHOSEN_KERNEL/image/firmware-image}_${REVISION}_${ARCH}.deb ]]; then