diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8ae86c9c59af860c1249b3afd0359057826384d0..2115d505c8e461f577e32ee248e3b4d7f4732679 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ if (UNIX)
     set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE "DEBUG")
   endif()  
 endif()
-option(${PROJECT_NAME}_USE_VRPN "Build with VRPN support" ON)
+option(${PROJECT_NAME}_USE_VRPN "Build with VRPN support" OFF)
 option(${PROJECT_NAME}_USE_PHYSX "Build with Physx support" OFF)
 
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