diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 72102341b..78dcc1c0a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ option(HERMES_ENABLE_POSIX_ADAPTER "Build the Hermes POSIX adapter." ON)
 option(HERMES_ENABLE_STDIO_ADAPTER "Build the Hermes stdio adapter." ON)
 option(HERMES_ENABLE_MPIIO_ADAPTER "Build the Hermes MPI-IO adapter." ON)
 option(HERMES_ENABLE_PUBSUB_ADAPTER "Build the Hermes pub/sub adapter." ON)
-option(HERMES_ENABLE_KVSTORE "Build the Hermes KVStore adapter." ON)
+option(HERMES_ENABLE_KVSTORE "Build the Hermes KVStore adapter." OFF)
 option(HERMES_ENABLE_VFD "Build the Hermes HDF5 Virtual File Driver" OFF)
 option(HERMES_BUILD_ADAPTER_TESTS "Enable installation of tests." ON)
 option(HERMES_INSTALL_TESTS "Enable installation of tests." OFF)