diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 87f5984c1..a49c60ec3 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ cmake_dependent_option(WITH_NODE_TEST_RTT   "Build with test_rtt node-type"
 cmake_dependent_option(WITH_NODE_ULDAQ      "Build with uldaq node-type"                            ON "LIBULDAQ_FOUND" OFF)
 cmake_dependent_option(WITH_NODE_WEBSOCKET  "Build with websocket node-type"                        ON "WITH_WEB; LIBWEBSOCKETS_FOUND" OFF)
 cmake_dependent_option(WITH_NODE_ZEROMQ     "Build with zeromq node-type"                           ON "LIBZMQ_FOUND" OFF)
+cmake_dependent_option(WITH_NODE_ETHERCAT   "Build with ethercat node-type"                         ON "ETHERLAB_FOUND" OFF)
 cmake_dependent_option(WITH_NODE_EXAMPLE    "Build with example node-type"                          ON "" OFF)
 
 # Add more build configurations
diff --git a/lib/nodes/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/nodes/CMakeLists.txt
index a2937d13f..673a98a27 100644
--- a/lib/nodes/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lib/nodes/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ if(WITH_NODE_EXAMPLE)
 endif()
 
 # Enable Ethercat support
-if(ETHERLAB_FOUND AND WITH_IO)
+if(WITH_NODE_ETHERCAT)
     list(APPEND NODE_SRC ethercat.cpp)
     list(APPEND INCLUDE_DIRS ${ETHERLAB_INCLUDE_DIRS})
     list(APPEND LIBRARIES ${ETHERLAB_LIBRARIES})