diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index fd0e02cbcfc8f248a5653356332ca5511b9ef226..008b11e95c814609ef4900a9a2dfe63c04991235 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ include_directories(${EIGEN3_INCLUDE_DIR})
 
 SETUP_PROJECT()
 
-OPTION (BUILD_PYTHON_INTERFACE "Build the python binding" ON)
+OPTION (BUILD_PYTHON_INTERFACE "Build the python binding" OFF)
 IF(BUILD_PYTHON_INTERFACE)
 # search for python
 	FINDPYTHON(2.7 REQUIRED)