diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 01b8c9d42..f86b3f2e8 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ project(JSONCPP
 message(STATUS "JsonCpp Version: ${JSONCPP_VERSION_MAJOR}.${JSONCPP_VERSION_MINOR}.${JSONCPP_VERSION_PATCH}")
 set(JSONCPP_SOVERSION 24)
 
-option(JSONCPP_WITH_TESTS "Compile and (for jsoncpp_check) run JsonCpp test executables" ON)
-option(JSONCPP_WITH_POST_BUILD_UNITTEST "Automatically run unit-tests as a post build step" ON)
+option(JSONCPP_WITH_TESTS "Compile and (for jsoncpp_check) run JsonCpp test executables" OFF)
+option(JSONCPP_WITH_POST_BUILD_UNITTEST "Automatically run unit-tests as a post build step" OFF)
 option(JSONCPP_WITH_WARNING_AS_ERROR "Force compilation to fail if a warning occurs" OFF)
 option(JSONCPP_WITH_STRICT_ISO "Issue all the warnings demanded by strict ISO C and ISO C++" ON)
 option(JSONCPP_WITH_PKGCONFIG_SUPPORT "Generate and install .pc files" ON)