diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ccf539cfda08899295dc21ef1c4417f676d17585..19856a40bc39650ddb093cc81319567b21c9244d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ option(ENABLE_FL_TREE "Enable FLTK tree browser widget" ${DEFAULT})
 option(ENABLE_FOURIER_MODEL "Enable Fourier geometrical models" OFF)
 option(ENABLE_GMM "Enable GMM linear algebra solvers" ${DEFAULT})
 option(ENABLE_GRAPHICS "Compile-in OpenGL graphics even if there is no GUI" OFF)
-option(ENABLE_OPTHOM "Enable optimization tool for high order meshes" ON)
+option(ENABLE_OPTHOM "Enable optimization tool for high order meshes" ${DEFAULT})
 option(ENABLE_KBIPACK "Enable Kbipack for homology solver" ${DEFAULT})
 option(ENABLE_MATHEX "Enable MathEx expression parser" ${DEFAULT})
 option(ENABLE_MED "Enable MED mesh and post-processing file formats" ${DEFAULT})