diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1ae92e2b7..82eec7b6b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,14 +25,14 @@ option(YAML_CPP_BUILD_CONTRIB "Enable yaml-cpp contrib in library" ON)
 option(YAML_CPP_BUILD_TOOLS "Enable parse tools" ON)
 option(YAML_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS "Build yaml-cpp shared library" ${BUILD_SHARED_LIBS})
 option(YAML_CPP_INSTALL "Enable generation of yaml-cpp install targets" ${YAML_CPP_MAIN_PROJECT})
-option(YAML_CPP_FORMAT_SOURCE "Format source" ON)
+option(YAML_CPP_FORMAT_SOURCE "Format source" ${YAML_CPP_MAIN_PROJECT})
 cmake_dependent_option(YAML_CPP_BUILD_TESTS
   "Enable yaml-cpp tests" OFF
   "BUILD_TESTING;YAML_CPP_MAIN_PROJECT" OFF)
 cmake_dependent_option(YAML_MSVC_SHARED_RT
   "MSVC: Build yaml-cpp with shared runtime libs (/MD)" ON
   "CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES Windows" OFF)
- 
+
 if (YAML_CPP_FORMAT_SOURCE)
     find_program(YAML_CPP_CLANG_FORMAT_EXE NAMES clang-format)
 endif()