diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b91ad349a373c34873bd77708d824e8da7f14179..47991799f0de39a238f10a18c28466b71c05b50c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ include(GNUInstallDirs)
 include(CTest)
 enable_testing()
 
-option(WITH_PCL "Use PCL if available" ON)
+option(WITH_PCL "Use PCL if available" OFF)
 option(WITH_FIXSTARS "Use Fixstars libSGM if available" ON)
 option(BUILD_VISION "Enable the vision component" ON)
 option(BUILD_RECONSTRUCT "Enable the reconstruction component" ON)