diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 55fdb1a1..8b501e6c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ option_ex (SFIZZ_TESTS             "Enable tests build" OFF)
 option_ex (SFIZZ_DEMOS             "Enable feature demos build" OFF)
 option_ex (SFIZZ_DEVTOOLS          "Enable developer tools build" OFF)
 option_ex (SFIZZ_SHARED            "Enable shared library build" ON)
-option_ex (SFIZZ_USE_SNDFILE       "Enable use of the sndfile library" ON)
+option_ex (SFIZZ_USE_SNDFILE       "Enable use of the sndfile library" OFF)
 option_ex (SFIZZ_USE_VCPKG         "Assume that sfizz is build using vcpkg" OFF)
 option_ex (SFIZZ_USE_SYSTEM_ABSEIL "Use Abseil libraries preinstalled on system" OFF)
 option_ex (SFIZZ_USE_SYSTEM_SIMDE  "Use SIMDe libraries preinstalled on system" OFF)