diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4732a45..3a10e73 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ project(YAML_CPP VERSION 0.6.3)
 ### Project options
 ###
 ## Project stuff
-option(YAML_CPP_BUILD_TESTS "Enable testing" ON)
+option(YAML_CPP_BUILD_TESTS "Enable testing" OFF)
 option(YAML_CPP_BUILD_TOOLS "Enable parse tools" ON)
 option(YAML_CPP_BUILD_CONTRIB "Enable contrib stuff in library" ON)
 option(YAML_CPP_INSTALL "Enable generation of install target" ON)