diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 2d52de68b48e890aed5415c30eb7040fe5d600b3..b69c371cd84f055fa87f77bb387fba4680d6cb8e 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@ set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE "${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" CACHE STRING
 mark_as_advanced(EXECUTABLE_OUTPUT_PATH LIBRARY_OUTPUT_PATH)
 
 
+if(NOT (BUILD_CLIENT OR BUILD_SERVER))
+	message(WARNING "Neither BUILD_CLIENT nor BUILD_SERVER is set! Setting BUILD_SERVER=true")
+	set(BUILD_SERVER TRUE)
+endif()
+
+
 option(ENABLE_CURL "Enable cURL support for fetching media" TRUE)
 set(USE_CURL FALSE)