diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index cbc219c3a9..c68e009e13 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -258,6 +258,8 @@ find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
 find_package(Freetype REQUIRED)
 find_package(OpenGL REQUIRED)
 
+set(FMT_INSTALL OFF CACHE BOOL "Enable install of libfmt" FORCE)
+
 add_subdirectory(contrib/lz4)
 add_subdirectory(contrib/fmt)