diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 665b85e5..df31a704 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ endif()
 
 set(RE3_AUDIO "OAL" CACHE STRING "Audio")
 
-option(RE3_WITH_OPUS "Build re3 with opus support" ON)
+option(RE3_WITH_OPUS "Build re3 with opus support" OFF)
 option(RE3_WITH_LIBSNDFILE "Build re3 with libsndfile (instead of internal decoder)" OFF)
 
 set_property(CACHE RE3_AUDIO PROPERTY STRINGS ${RE3_AUDIOS})