diff --git a/lib/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/CMakeLists.txt
index 268e6ba..0121b02 100644
--- a/lib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ if(NOT USE_SYSTEM_CPR)
                     set(CPR_FORCE_USE_SYSTEM_CURL ON)
                 else()
                     message(WARNING "libcurl is too new to work with CPR, so we let CPR build its own (use -DCPR_FORCE_USE_SYSTEM_CURL=ON to change this behavior)")
-                    set(CPR_FORCE_USE_SYSTEM_CURL ON)
+                    set(CPR_FORCE_USE_SYSTEM_CURL OFF)
                 endif()
             else()
                 message(WARNING "CPR_FORCE_USE_SYSTEM_CURL is set to ${CPR_FORCE_USE_SYSTEM_CURL} by the user")