diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0567ae7..656aba3 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ include(CMakeDependentOption)
 include(GNUInstallDirs)
 
 # Note that googlemock target already builds googletest.
-option(BUILD_GMOCK "Builds the googlemock subproject" ON)
-option(INSTALL_GTEST "Enable installation of googletest. (Projects embedding googletest may want to turn this OFF.)" ON)
+option(BUILD_GMOCK "Builds the googlemock subproject" OFF)
+option(INSTALL_GTEST "Enable installation of googletest. (Projects embedding googletest may want to turn this OFF.)" OFF)
 option(GTEST_HAS_ABSL "Use Abseil and RE2. Requires Abseil and RE2 to be separately added to the build." OFF)
 
 if(GTEST_HAS_ABSL)