diff --git a/README_BUILD.md b/README_BUILD.md
index 22913ba9e..d6cb32fa6 100644
--- a/README_BUILD.md
+++ b/README_BUILD.md
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ Cmake Options       | Default | Description                                    |
 `WITH_IIOD`         |  ON | Build the IIO Daemon                                 |
 `WITH_IIOD_SERIAL`  |  ON | Add serial (UART) support                            |
 `WITH_IIOD_USBD`    |  ON | Add support for USB through FunctionFS within IIOD   |
+`WITH_IIOD_V0_COMPAT` |  ON | Add support for Libiio v0.x protocol and clients |
 `WITH_AIO`          |  ON | Build IIOD with async. I/O support                   |
 `WITH_SYSTEMD`      | OFF | Enable installation of systemd service file for iiod |
 `SYSTEMD_UNIT_INSTALL_DIR`  | /lib/systemd/system | default install path for systemd unit files |
diff --git a/iio-config.h.cmakein b/iio-config.h.cmakein
index 9b617105b..1d186246d 100644
--- a/iio-config.h.cmakein
+++ b/iio-config.h.cmakein
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #cmakedefine01 WITH_NETWORK_EVENTFD
 #cmakedefine01 WITH_IIOD_USBD
 #cmakedefine01 WITH_IIOD_SERIAL
+#cmakedefine01 WITH_IIOD_V0_COMPAT
 #cmakedefine01 WITH_LOCAL_CONFIG
 #cmakedefine01 WITH_LOCAL_DMABUF_API
 #cmakedefine01 WITH_LOCAL_MMAP_API
diff --git a/iiod/CMakeLists.txt b/iiod/CMakeLists.txt
index 3a6dd99b3..ec4ed61ff 100644
--- a/iiod/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/iiod/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,15 +1,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
 project(iiod C)
 
-include(FindBISON)
-include(FindFLEX)
-
-flex_target(lexer
-	${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/lexer.l ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/lexer.c)
-bison_target(parser
-	${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/parser.y ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/parser.c)
-add_flex_bison_dependency(lexer parser)
-
 include(CheckSymbolExists)
 set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES ${PTHREAD_LIBRARIES})
 set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_DEFINITIONS -D_GNU_SOURCE)
@@ -21,8 +12,7 @@ set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES)
 set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_DEFINITIONS)
 
 add_executable(iiod
-	iiod.c interpreter.c ops.c responder.c thread-pool.c
-	${BISON_parser_OUTPUTS} ${FLEX_lexer_OUTPUTS}
+	iiod.c interpreter.c responder.c thread-pool.c
 )
 set_target_properties(iiod PROPERTIES
 	C_STANDARD 99
@@ -41,6 +31,20 @@ if (CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "GNU|Clang")
 	set_source_files_properties(${BISON_parser_OUTPUTS} PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS "-Wno-sign-compare")
 endif ()
 
+option(WITH_IIOD_V0_COMPAT "Build support for Libiio v0.x protocol" ON)
+if (WITH_IIOD_V0_COMPAT)
+	include(FindBISON)
+	include(FindFLEX)
+
+	flex_target(lexer
+		${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/lexer.l ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/lexer.c)
+	bison_target(parser
+		${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/parser.y ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/parser.c)
+	add_flex_bison_dependency(lexer parser)
+
+	target_sources(iiod PRIVATE ops.c ${BISON_parser_OUTPUTS} ${FLEX_lexer_OUTPUTS})
+endif (WITH_IIOD_V0_COMPAT)
+
 option(WITH_AIO "Build IIOD with async. I/O support" ON)
 if (WITH_AIO)
 	find_library(LIBAIO_LIBRARIES aio)
@@ -133,6 +137,7 @@ if (WITH_UPSTART)
 endif()
 
 toggle_iio_feature("${WITH_IIOD_SERIAL}" iiod-serial)
+toggle_iio_feature("${WITH_IIOD_V0_COMPAT}" iiod-v0-compat)
 toggle_iio_feature("${WITH_AIO}" iiod-aio)
 toggle_iio_feature("${WITH_IIOD_USBD}" iiod-usb)
 toggle_iio_feature("${WITH_SYSTEMD}" iiod-systemd)
diff --git a/iiod/interpreter.c b/iiod/interpreter.c
index ac6d670de..7e6c94a34 100644
--- a/iiod/interpreter.c
+++ b/iiod/interpreter.c
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@ void interpreter(struct iio_context *ctx, int fd_in, int fd_out, bool verbose,
 	pdata.fd_out = fd_out;
 	pdata.verbose = verbose;
 	pdata.pool = pool;
+	pdata.binary = !WITH_IIOD_V0_COMPAT;
 
 	pdata.xml_zstd = xml_zstd;
 	pdata.xml_zstd_len = xml_zstd_len;
@@ -287,7 +288,8 @@ void interpreter(struct iio_context *ctx, int fd_in, int fd_out, bool verbose,
 		pdata.writefd = writefd_io;
 	}
 
-	ascii_interpreter(&pdata, verbose);
+	if (WITH_IIOD_V0_COMPAT)
+		ascii_interpreter(&pdata, verbose);
 
 	if (pdata.binary)
 		binary_parse(&pdata);