diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 79d8046d9..1a39f8e90 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ option(CITRA_USE_BUNDLED_SDL2 "Download bundled SDL2 binaries" OFF)
 option(ENABLE_QT "Enable the Qt frontend" ON)
 option(CITRA_USE_BUNDLED_QT "Download bundled Qt binaries" OFF)
 
-option(ENABLE_WEB_SERVICE "Enable web services (telemetry, etc.)" ON)
+option(ENABLE_WEB_SERVICE "Enable web services (telemetry, etc.)" OFF)
 
 if(NOT EXISTS ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/.git/hooks/pre-commit)
     message(STATUS "Copying pre-commit hook")