diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0a069872..4497c1b5 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ OPTION( EXIV2_ENABLE_PRINTUCS2     "Build with Printucs2"
 OPTION( EXIV2_ENABLE_LENSDATA      "Build including lens data"                             ON  )
 OPTION( EXIV2_ENABLE_COMMERCIAL    "Build with the EXV_COMMERCIAL_VERSION symbol set"      OFF )
 OPTION( EXIV2_ENABLE_BUILD_SAMPLES "Build the unit tests"                                  OFF )
-OPTION( EXIV2_ENABLE_BUILD_PO      "Build translations files"                              ON )
+OPTION( EXIV2_ENABLE_BUILD_PO      "Build translations files"                              OFF )
 
 IF( MINGW OR UNIX )
     ADD_DEFINITIONS(-Wall