diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 396b44552d..a651146dfc 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ option(VCPKG_APPLOCAL_DEPS OFF)
 project(hifi)
 include("cmake/init.cmake")
 include("cmake/compiler.cmake")
+option(VCPKG_APPLOCAL_DEPS OFF)
 
 add_paths_to_fixup_libs(${VCPKG_INSTALL_ROOT}/bin)
 add_paths_to_fixup_libs(${VCPKG_INSTALL_ROOT}/debug/bin)