diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 39a9e834b..5f48da115 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ else(CHOLMOD_FOUND)
   set(EIGEN_MISSING_BACKENDS ${EIGEN_MISSING_BACKENDS} Cholmod)
 endif(CHOLMOD_FOUND)
 
-option(EIGEN_TEST_NO_FORTRAN "Disable Fortran" OFF)
+option(EIGEN_TEST_NO_FORTRAN "Disable Fortran" ON)
 if(NOT MSVC AND NOT EIGEN_TEST_NO_FORTRAN)
   enable_language(Fortran OPTIONAL)
 endif(NOT MSVC AND NOT EIGEN_TEST_NO_FORTRAN)