diff --git a/cli/src/templates/makefile b/cli/src/templates/makefile
index 1aa71026..4e8411c5 100644
--- a/cli/src/templates/makefile
+++ b/cli/src/templates/makefile
@@ -77,7 +77,9 @@ install: all
 	install -m755 lib$(LANGUAGE_NAME).$(SOEXT) '$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)'/lib$(LANGUAGE_NAME).$(SOEXTVER)
 	ln -sf lib$(LANGUAGE_NAME).$(SOEXTVER) '$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)'/lib$(LANGUAGE_NAME).$(SOEXTVER_MAJOR)
 	ln -sf lib$(LANGUAGE_NAME).$(SOEXTVER_MAJOR) '$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)'/lib$(LANGUAGE_NAME).$(SOEXT)
+ifneq ($(wildcard queries/*.scm),)
 	install -m644 queries/*.scm '$(DESTDIR)$(DATADIR)'/tree-sitter/queries/KEBAB_PARSER_NAME
+endif
 
 uninstall:
 	$(RM) '$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)'/lib$(LANGUAGE_NAME).a \