diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c4c0dc3a..4bfc2c8a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -86,7 +86,9 @@ if(NOT CMAKE_SKIP_INSTALL_RULES)
     DESTINATION "${ctre_INSTALL_CMAKEDIR}"
     NAMESPACE ctre::)
 
-  option(ctre_ENABLE_PKGCONFIG "Install a .pc file for the project" ON)
+  option(ctre_ENABLE_PKGCONFIG "Install a .pc file for the project" OFF)
+  mark_as_advanced(ctre_ENABLE_PKGCONFIG)
+
   if(ctre_ENABLE_PKGCONFIG)
     set(ctre_INSTALL_PKGCONFIG "${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/pkgconfig/ctre.pc"
       CACHE FILEPATH "pkgconfig file location relative to the install prefix")