diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 62ca459c1f..de57f10e70 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ cmake_dependent_option(YUZU_USE_QT_WEB_ENGINE "Use QtWebEngine for web applet im
 set(YUZU_QT_MIRROR "" CACHE STRING "What mirror to use for downloading the bundled Qt libraries")
 cmake_dependent_option(YUZU_USE_BUNDLED_QT "Download bundled Qt binaries" "${MSVC}" "ENABLE_QT" OFF)
 
-option(ENABLE_DEBUG_TOOLS "Enable debugging tools (maxwell disassembler, SPIRV translator, etc)" ON)
+option(ENABLE_DEBUG_TOOLS "Enable debugging tools (maxwell disassembler, SPIRV translator, etc)" OFF)
 
 # non-linux bundled qt are static
 if (YUZU_USE_BUNDLED_QT AND (APPLE OR NOT UNIX))