diff --git a/FindProtobuf.cmake b/FindProtobuf.cmake
index 80a75f3..f8f7066 100644
--- a/FindProtobuf.cmake
+++ b/FindProtobuf.cmake
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 include("GenericFindDependency")
+option(protocol_BUILD_TESTS "" OFF)
 GenericFindDependency(
     TARGET "libprotobuf"
     SOURCE_DIR "protobuf/cmake"