diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 31212402e25f10db568509d5f687e82bdc132b34..9494a644f98fd91efe9a5e0f9aaceb54fa06193d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ set(PROJECT_DESCRIPTION "creatie and manipulate spline and bezier curves.")
 set(PROJECT_URL "https://github.com/${PROJECT_ORG}/${PROJECT_NAME}")
 
 # Project options
-option(BUILD_PYTHON_INTERFACE "Build the python bindings" ON)
+option(BUILD_PYTHON_INTERFACE "Build the python bindings" OFF)
 option(INSTALL_PYTHON_INTERFACE_ONLY "Install *ONLY* the python bindings" OFF)
 option(SUFFIX_SO_VERSION "Suffix library name with its version" ON)