diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index e6e6dc746..15535772a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ jobs:
         cmake -G "Ninja"                                \
           -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{env.BUILD_TYPE}}        \
           -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="$PWD/install"         \
-          -DCREATE_PACKAGE=ON                           \
+          -DIMHEX_GENERATE_PACKAGE=ON                   \
           -DIMHEX_USE_DEFAULT_BUILD_SETTINGS=ON         \
           -DIMHEX_PATTERNS_PULL_MASTER=ON               \
           -DIMHEX_COMMIT_HASH_SHORT="${GITHUB_SHA::7}"  \
@@ -214,8 +214,7 @@ jobs:
         PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$(brew --prefix openssl)/lib/pkgconfig":"$(brew --prefix)/lib/pkgconfig"   \
         cmake -G "Ninja"                                                                            \
           -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{env.BUILD_TYPE}}                                                    \
-          -DCREATE_BUNDLE=ON                                                                        \
-          -DCREATE_PACKAGE=ON                                                                       \
+          -DIMHEX_GENERATE_PACKAGE=ON                                                               \
           -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache                                                        \
           -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache                                                      \
           -DCMAKE_OBJC_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache                                                     \
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6fd006dcd..5391b6a9b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ option(IMHEX_ENABLE_LTO "Enables Link Time Optimizations if possible" OFF)
 option(IMHEX_USE_DEFAULT_BUILD_SETTINGS "Use default build settings" OFF)
 option(IMHEX_STRICT_WARNINGS "Enable most available warnings and treat them as errors" ON)
 option(IMHEX_STATIC_LINK_PLUGINS "Statically link all plugins into the main executable" OFF)
+option(IMHEX_GENERATE_PACKAGE "Specify if a native package should be built. Only usable on Windows and MacOS" OFF)
 
 # Basic compiler and cmake configurations
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 23)
diff --git a/cmake/build_helpers.cmake b/cmake/build_helpers.cmake
index 0b6e298ad..0055eb308 100644
--- a/cmake/build_helpers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/build_helpers.cmake
@@ -89,14 +89,6 @@ endmacro()
 
 
 macro(configurePackingResources)
-    set(IMHEX_FORCE_LINK_PLUGINS "")
-
-    option (CREATE_PACKAGE "Create a package with CPack" OFF)
-
-    if (APPLE)
-        option (CREATE_BUNDLE "Create a bundle on macOS" OFF)
-    endif()
-
     if (WIN32)
         if (NOT (CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Debug"))
             set(APPLICATION_TYPE WIN32)
@@ -104,7 +96,7 @@ macro(configurePackingResources)
 
         set(IMHEX_ICON "${IMHEX_BASE_FOLDER}/resources/resource.rc")
 
-        if (CREATE_PACKAGE)
+        if (IMHEX_GENERATE_PACKAGE)
             set(CPACK_GENERATOR "WIX")
             set(CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME "ImHex")
             set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VENDOR "WerWolv")
@@ -122,7 +114,7 @@ macro(configurePackingResources)
     elseif (APPLE)
         set (IMHEX_ICON "${IMHEX_BASE_FOLDER}/resources/dist/macos/AppIcon.icns")
 
-        if (CREATE_BUNDLE)
+        if (IMHEX_GENERATE_PACKAGE)
             set(APPLICATION_TYPE MACOSX_BUNDLE)
             set_source_files_properties(${IMHEX_ICON} PROPERTIES MACOSX_PACKAGE_LOCATION "Resources")
             set(MACOSX_BUNDLE_ICON_FILE "AppIcon.icns")
@@ -170,7 +162,7 @@ macro(createPackage)
                 if (WIN32)
                     install(TARGETS ${plugin} RUNTIME DESTINATION ${PLUGINS_INSTALL_LOCATION})
                 elseif (APPLE)
-                    if (CREATE_BUNDLE)
+                    if (IMHEX_GENERATE_PACKAGE)
                         set_target_properties(${plugin} PROPERTIES LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${PLUGINS_INSTALL_LOCATION})
                     else ()
                         set_target_properties(${plugin} PROPERTIES LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/plugins)
@@ -240,7 +232,7 @@ macro(createPackage)
 
     endif()
     
-    if (CREATE_BUNDLE)
+    if (IMHEX_GENERATE_PACKAGE AND APPLE)
         include(PostprocessBundle)
         
         set_target_properties(libimhex PROPERTIES SOVERSION ${IMHEX_VERSION})
@@ -272,7 +264,7 @@ macro(createPackage)
         endif()
     endif()
 
-    if (CREATE_PACKAGE)
+    if (IMHEX_GENERATE_PACKAGE AND WIN32)
         set (CPACK_BUNDLE_NAME "ImHex")
         set (CPACK_BUNDLE_ICON "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/resources/dist/macos/AppIcon.icns" )
         set (CPACK_BUNDLE_PLIST "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/ImHex.app/Contents/Info.plist")
diff --git a/dist/compiling/macos.md b/dist/compiling/macos.md
index 931f697c4..b01b09204 100644
--- a/dist/compiling/macos.md
+++ b/dist/compiling/macos.md
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$(brew --prefix openssl)/lib/pkgconfig":"$(brew --prefix)/lib/p
 MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET="10.15"          \
 cmake                                     \
   -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release              \
-  -DCREATE_BUNDLE=ON                      \
-  -DCREATE_PACKAGE=ON                     \
+  -DIMHEX_GENERATE_PACKAGE=ON             \
   -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache      \
   -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache    \
   -DCMAKE_OBJC_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache   \