diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index 77f757a..35bf24e 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ module "lambda_role" {
 
   source                = "github.com/schubergphilis/terraform-aws-mcaf-role?ref=v0.3.3"
   name                  = join("-", compact([var.role_prefix, "LambdaRole", var.name]))
-  create_policy         = true
+  create_policy         = var.create_policy
   permissions_boundary  = var.permissions_boundary
   postfix               = false
   principal_identifiers = ["edgelambda.amazonaws.com", "lambda.amazonaws.com"]
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index 3ac7c91..25356b2 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@ variable "code_signing_config_arn" {
   description = "ARN for a Code Signing Configuration"
 }
 
+variable "create_policy" {
+  type        = bool
+  default     = null
+  description = "Overrule whether the Lambda role policy has to be created"
+}
+
 variable "create_s3_dummy_object" {
   type        = bool
   default     = true