diff --git a/doc/guides/compile.md b/doc/guides/compile.md
index b98cd147b..b0804e52c 100644
--- a/doc/guides/compile.md
+++ b/doc/guides/compile.md
@@ -637,6 +637,33 @@ To summarize:
 - For a build target other than "host", the default value of `MRuby::Build#install_prefix` is `<PREFIX>/mruby/<build-name>`.
 - If the environment variable `DESTDIR` is set, the actual write directory is `<DESTDIR>/<MRuby::Build#install_prefix>`.
 
+### Excluded files
+
+In some cases there are files that you do not want to install.
+In such cases, add a file path filter to the array object `MRuby::Build#install_excludes` to exclude them.
+
+The following is an object that can be defined as a file path filter.
+The `path` variable that appears is a relative path based on `MRuby::Build#build_dir`.
+
+- string objects: files matched by `string.match?(path)` are excluded.
+- regexp object: files matched by `regexp.match?(path)` are excluded.
+- proc object: files which return true with `proc.call(path)` are excluded.
+
+```ruby
+# exclude bin/mrbc
+conf.install_excludes << exefile("bin/mrbc")
+
+# exclude all files under lib/ directory
+conf.install_excludes << %r(^lib/)
+
+# exclude bin/mrbtest, but in this case it is recommended to use string instead of proc
+conf.install_excludes << proc { |path|
+  path == exefile("bin/mrbtest")
+}
+```
+
+By default, it contains only a proc object to exclude `libmruby_core`.
+
 ## Tips
 
 - If you see compilation troubles, try `rake clean` first.
diff --git a/lib/mruby/build.rb b/lib/mruby/build.rb
index aa58db621..c43c698f0 100644
--- a/lib/mruby/build.rb
+++ b/lib/mruby/build.rb
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ module MRuby
     include LoadGems
     attr_accessor :name, :bins, :exts, :file_separator, :build_dir, :gem_clone_dir, :defines, :libdir_name
     attr_reader :products, :libmruby_core_objs, :libmruby_objs, :gems, :toolchains, :presym, :mrbc_build, :gem_dir_to_repo_url
+    attr_reader :install_excludes
 
     alias libmruby libmruby_objs
 
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ module MRuby
         @gem_clone_dir = "#{build_dir}/repos/#{@name}"
         @libdir_name = (self.kind_of?(MRuby::CrossBuild) ? nil : ENV["MRUBY_SYSTEM_LIBDIR_NAME"]) || "lib"
         @install_prefix = nil
+        @install_excludes = []
         @defines = []
         @cc = Command::Compiler.new(self, %w(.c), label: "CC")
         @cxx = Command::Compiler.new(self, %w(.cc .cxx .cpp), label: "CXX")
@@ -135,6 +137,13 @@ module MRuby
         @toolchains = []
         @gem_dir_to_repo_url = {}
 
+        # Add lambda instead of string because libdir_name or lib may be changed by user configuration
+        libmruby_core_name = nil
+        @install_excludes << ->(file) {
+          libmruby_core_name ||= File.join(libdir_name, libfile("libmruby_core"))
+          file == libmruby_core_name
+        }
+
         MRuby.targets[@name] = current = self
       end
 
@@ -533,12 +542,20 @@ EOS
       @install_prefix = dir&.to_s
     end
 
+    def list_install_excludes
+      install_excludes.flatten.flat_map { |e|
+        e.kind_of?(Proc) ? e.call(self) : e
+      }.map { |e|
+        File.join(build_dir, e)
+      }
+    end
+
     protected
 
     attr_writer :presym
 
     def create_mrbc_build
-      exclusions = %i[@name @build_dir @gems @enable_test @enable_bintest @internal]
+      exclusions = %i[@name @build_dir @gems @enable_test @enable_bintest @internal @install_excludes]
       name = "#{@name}/mrbc"
       MRuby.targets.delete(name)
       build = self.class.new(name, internal: true){}
diff --git a/tasks/install.rake b/tasks/install.rake
index 8c2847372..3980d5940 100644
--- a/tasks/install.rake
+++ b/tasks/install.rake
@@ -14,12 +14,16 @@ MRuby.each_target do |build|
   next if build.internal?
 
   prefix = File.join(MRuby::INSTALL_DESTDIR, build.install_prefix)
+  exclude_filter = build.install_excludes.flatten
 
   task "install:full" => "install:full:#{build.name}"
 
   task "install:full:#{build.name}" => "install:bin:#{build.name}" do
     Dir.glob(File.join(build.build_dir.gsub(/[\[\{\*\?]/, "\\\0"), "{include,#{libdir_name}}/**/*")) do |path|
-      install_D path, File.join(prefix, path.relative_path_from(build.build_dir)) if File.file? path
+      next unless File.file? path
+      file = path.relative_path_from(build.build_dir)
+      next if exclude_filter.any? { |filter| filter.respond_to?(:call) ? filter.call(file) : filter.match?(file) }
+      install_D path, File.join(prefix, file)
     end
   end
 
@@ -27,7 +31,10 @@ MRuby.each_target do |build|
 
   task "install:bin:#{build.name}" => "all" do
     Dir.glob(File.join(build.build_dir.gsub(/[\[\{\*\?]/, "\\\0"), "{bin,host-bin}/**/*")) do |path|
-      install_D path, File.join(prefix, path.relative_path_from(build.build_dir)) if File.file? path
+      next unless File.file? path
+      file = path.relative_path_from(build.build_dir)
+      next if exclude_filter.any? { |filter| filter.respond_to?(:call) ? filter.call(file) : filter.match?(file) }
+      install_D path, File.join(prefix, file)
     end
   end
 end