diff --git a/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml b/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
index 9b932eac..3c0665e4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Configure CMake
         working-directory: ${{env.BENCH_ROOT}}
-        run: cmake -S . -B build-bench -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DBENCHMARK_DOWNLOAD_DEPENDENCIES=ON -DBENCHMARK_ENABLE_TESTING=OFF -DBUILD_TEST=OFF -DBUILD_BENCHMARK=ON -DCMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM=3.5
+        run: cmake -S . -B build-bench -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DBENCHMARK_DOWNLOAD_DEPENDENCIES=ON -DBENCHMARK_ENABLE_TESTING=OFF -DBUILD_TEST=OFF -DMOBILEGL_FORCE_SKIP_EXTERNAL_LIB_LOADING=ON -DBUILD_BENCHMARK=ON -DCMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM=3.5
 
       - name: Build
         working-directory: ${{env.BENCH_ROOT}}/build-bench
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 07ca704f..dbcc8495 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: ${{env.TEST_ROOT}}
         run: |
           if [ "${{ secrets.ACTIONS_STEP_DEBUG }}" == "true" ]; then
-            cmake -S . -B build-test -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DBUILD_TEST=ON -DBUILD_BENCHMARK=OFF -DCMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM=3.5
+            cmake -S . -B build-test -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DBUILD_TEST=ON -DBUILD_BENCHMARK=OFF -DMOBILEGL_FORCE_SKIP_EXTERNAL_LIB_LOADING=ON -DCMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM=3.5
           else
-            cmake -S . -B build-test -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DBUILD_TEST=ON -DBUILD_BENCHMARK=OFF -DCMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM=3.5
+            cmake -S . -B build-test -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DBUILD_TEST=ON -DBUILD_BENCHMARK=OFF -DMOBILEGL_FORCE_SKIP_EXTERNAL_LIB_LOADING=ON -DCMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM=3.5
           fi
           
       - name: Build
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 02fd54c8..ab4c8a30 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.22.1)
 project("MobileGL")
 
 option(MOBILEGL_FORCE_RELEASE_OPT "Enable Release optimization flags in Debug build" ON)
+option(MOBILEGL_FORCE_SKIP_EXTERNAL_LIB_LOADING "Force skip loading external libraries" OFF)
 
 if (NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Debug" OR MOBILEGL_FORCE_RELEASE_OPT)
     include(CheckIPOSupported)
@@ -21,6 +22,11 @@ if (NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Debug" OR MOBILEGL_FORCE_RELEASE_OPT)
     endif()
 endif()
 
+if(MOBILEGL_FORCE_SKIP_EXTERNAL_LIB_LOADING)
+    message(STATUS "MOBILEGL_FORCE_SKIP_EXTERNAL_LIB_LOADING enabled")
+    add_compile_definitions(MOBILEGL_FORCE_SKIP_EXTERNAL_LIB_LOADING)
+endif()
+
 if (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "MSVC")
     add_compile_options(/Zc:preprocessor)
 endif()
diff --git a/MobileGL/Init.cpp b/MobileGL/Init.cpp
index 5038892f..fbc69a30 100644
--- a/MobileGL/Init.cpp
+++ b/MobileGL/Init.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
 
 namespace MobileGL {
     void MG_Initialize(Bool loadExternalLibraries) {
+#ifdef MOBILEGL_FORCE_SKIP_EXTERNAL_LIB_LOADING
+        loadExternalLibraries = false;
+#endif
         MG_Util::Debug::InitFile();
         MGLOG_I("Initializing MobileGL...");
         MG_State::Init();