diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c92d54fbc..1b8774325 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -949,7 +949,7 @@ IF(ENABLE_LARGE_FILE_TESTS)
   SET(LARGE_FILE_TESTS ON)
 ENDIF()
 
-OPTION(ENABLE_METADATA_PERF_TESTS "Enable test of metadata performance." ON)
+OPTION(ENABLE_METADATA_PERF_TESTS "Enable test of metadata performance." OFF)
 IF(ENABLE_METADATA_PERF_TESTS)
   SET(ENABLE_METADATA_PERF ON)
 ENDIF()