diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 96c00762..30cc59c2 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ endif()
 
 option(SPDLOG_STATIC_LIB "Build as static lib" OFF)
 option(SPDLOG_BUILD_EXAMPLES "Build examples" ${SPDLOG_MASTER_PROJECT})
-option(SPDLOG_BUILD_BENCH "Build benchmarks (Requires https://github.com/google/benchmark.git to be installed)" ON)
-option(SPDLOG_BUILD_TESTS "Build tests" ${SPDLOG_MASTER_PROJECT})
+option(SPDLOG_BUILD_BENCH "Build benchmarks (Requires https://github.com/google/benchmark.git to be installed)" OFF)
+option(SPDLOG_BUILD_TESTS "Build tests" OFF)
 option(SPDLOG_FMT_EXTERNAL "Use external fmt library instead of bundled" OFF)
 option(SPDLOG_INSTALL "Generate the install target." ${SPDLOG_MASTER_PROJECT})