diff --git a/discover/CMakeLists.txt b/discover/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/discover/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/discover/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -38,7 +38,15 @@
 
 # Standard desktop file accepts local files as input.
 set(DesktopNoDisplay "false")
-set(DesktopMimeType "application/vnd.debian.binary-package;application/x-rpm;")
+option(HANDLE_DEB "Register as Debian package mimetype handler" ON)
+option(HANDLE_RPM "Register as RPM package mimetype handler" ON)
+set(DesktopMimeType "")
+if(HANDLE_DEB)
+     set(DesktopMimeType "${DesktopMimeType}application/vnd.debian.binary-package;")
+endif()
+if(HANDLE_RPM)
+     set(DesktopMimeType "${DesktopMimeType}application/x-rpm;")
+endif()
 set(DesktopExec "plasma-discover %F")
 configure_file(org.kde.discover.desktop.cmake ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/org.kde.discover.desktop)
 install(PROGRAMS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/org.kde.discover.desktop DESTINATION ${XDG_APPS_INSTALL_DIR} )