diff --git a/src/Composer/Installer.php b/src/Composer/Installer.php
index 7ba1ab59a..0a4bda6f0 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Installer.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Installer.php
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ class Installer
             // force binaries re-generation
             $this->io->writeError('<info>Installing binaries files</info>');
             foreach ($localRepo->getPackages() as $package) {
-               $this->installationManager->installBinary($package);
+                $this->installationManager->installBinary($package);
             }
 
             $vendorDir = $this->config->get('vendor-dir');
diff --git a/src/Composer/Installer/InstallationManager.php b/src/Composer/Installer/InstallationManager.php
index 96a194232..6734aa7e3 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Installer/InstallationManager.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Installer/InstallationManager.php
@@ -137,9 +137,14 @@ class InstallationManager
     {
         try {
             $installer = $this->getInstaller($package->getType());
-            $installer->installBinary($package);
         } catch (\InvalidArgumentException $e) {
-            // the given installer doesn't support installing binaries
+            // no installer found for the current package type (@see `getInstaller()`)
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // if the given installer support installing binaries
+        if ($installer instanceof InstallerBinaryInterface) {
+            $installer->installBinary($package);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Composer/Installer/InstallerBinaryInterface.php b/src/Composer/Installer/InstallerBinaryInterface.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e87a62bd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Composer/Installer/InstallerBinaryInterface.php
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of Composer.
+ *
+ * (c) Nils Adermann <naderman@naderman.de>
+ *     Jordi Boggiano <j.boggiano@seld.be>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Composer\Installer;
+
+use Composer\Package\PackageInterface;
+
+/**
+ * Interface for the package installation manager that handle binary installation.
+ *
+ * @author Konstantin Kudryashov <ever.zet@gmail.com>
+ * @author Jordi Boggiano <j.boggiano@seld.be>
+ */
+interface InstallerBinaryInterface
+{
+    /**
+     * Installs binary file for a specific package.
+     *
+     * @param PackageInterface $package package instance
+     */
+    public function installBinary(PackageInterface $package);
+}
diff --git a/src/Composer/Installer/LibraryInstaller.php b/src/Composer/Installer/LibraryInstaller.php
index 0b8444d6a..bd929062f 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Installer/LibraryInstaller.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Installer/LibraryInstaller.php
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ use Composer\Util\Silencer;
  * @author Jordi Boggiano <j.boggiano@seld.be>
  * @author Konstantin Kudryashov <ever.zet@gmail.com>
  */
-class LibraryInstaller implements InstallerInterface
+class LibraryInstaller implements InstallerInterface, InstallerBinaryInterface
 {
     protected $composer;
     protected $vendorDir;