diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9185d4ffc..9ee491436 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ set(MBEDTLS_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
 option(USE_PKCS11_HELPER_LIBRARY "Build mbed TLS with the pkcs11-helper library." OFF)
 option(ENABLE_ZLIB_SUPPORT "Build mbed TLS with zlib library." OFF)
 
-option(ENABLE_PROGRAMS "Build mbed TLS programs." ON)
+option(ENABLE_PROGRAMS "Build mbed TLS programs." OFF)
 
 option(UNSAFE_BUILD "Allow unsafe builds. These builds ARE NOT SECURE." OFF)
 option(MBEDTLS_FATAL_WARNINGS "Compiler warnings treated as errors" ON)
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ string(REGEX MATCH "MSVC" CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_MSVC "${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID}")
 if(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_MSVC)
     option(ENABLE_TESTING "Build mbed TLS tests." OFF)
 else()
-    option(ENABLE_TESTING "Build mbed TLS tests." ON)
+    option(ENABLE_TESTING "Build mbed TLS tests." OFF)
 endif()
 
 # Warning string - created as a list for compatibility with CMake 2.8