diff --git a/cMake/FreeCAD_Helpers/InitializeFreeCADBuildOptions.cmake b/cMake/FreeCAD_Helpers/InitializeFreeCADBuildOptions.cmake
index dfb29f1e56..c99b6cdea5 100644
--- a/cMake/FreeCAD_Helpers/InitializeFreeCADBuildOptions.cmake
+++ b/cMake/FreeCAD_Helpers/InitializeFreeCADBuildOptions.cmake
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ macro(InitializeFreeCADBuildOptions)
     endif(MSVC)
     if(NOT MSVC)
         option(BUILD_FEM_NETGEN "Build the FreeCAD FEM module with the NETGEN mesher" OFF)
-        option(FREECAD_USE_PCL "Build the features that use PCL libs" ON)
+        option(FREECAD_USE_PCL "Build the features that use PCL libs" OFF)
     endif(NOT MSVC)
 
     # if this is set override some options