diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 241dbd58a53575c13f725618f0c6d2ce8e54fb5b..782725fa168fda8b952031f303f692bd1b76f6e3 100755
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ option(OPTIM "To allow python -OO run, some packages must be deactivated. Set th
 option(WITH_MPI_TESTS "Enable mpi tests. Default = ON if USE_MPI is ON." ON)
 option(WITH_GOOGLE_TESTS "Enable google tests (c++). Default = OFF." OFF)
 option(FORTRAN_LAYOUT "Choose default data layout ('fortran', column-major or 'C' order, row-major) for arrays. Default = column-major." ON)
-option(WITH_DOCUMENTATION "Build Documentation. Default = OFF" ON)
+option(WITH_DOCUMENTATION "Build Documentation. Default = OFF" OFF)
 option(ENABLE_LONG_TESTS "Enable tests that may run for long time with important memory print. Default = OFF." OFF)
 
 # Set python install mode: