diff --git a/cmake/Modules/FindBlosc_EP.cmake b/cmake/Modules/FindBlosc_EP.cmake
index 85cf7778321..c4ea1515092 100644
--- a/cmake/Modules/FindBlosc_EP.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Modules/FindBlosc_EP.cmake
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ if (NOT BLOSC_FOUND)
         -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${TILEDB_EP_INSTALL_PREFIX}
         -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS=-fPIC
         -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS=-fPIC
+        -DBUILD_BENCHMARKS=OFF
       UPDATE_COMMAND ""
       LOG_DOWNLOAD TRUE
       LOG_CONFIGURE TRUE
@@ -122,4 +123,4 @@ endif()
 # If we built a static EP, install it if required.
 if (BLOSC_STATIC_EP_FOUND AND TILEDB_INSTALL_STATIC_DEPS)
   install_target_libs(Blosc::Blosc)
-endif()
\ No newline at end of file
+endif()