diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a442a012f59..d9e1907af01 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ option(ENABLE_ALL_THE_DEBUG_MACROS "Enable all debug macros to validate they sti
 option(ENABLE_COMPILETIME_FORMAT_CHECK "Enable compiletime format string checks" ON)
 option(ENABLE_PCI_IDS_DOWNLOAD "Enable download of the pci.ids database at build time" ON)
 option(BUILD_LAGOM "Build parts of the system targeting the host OS for fuzzing/testing" OFF)
-option(PRECOMPILE_COMMON_HEADERS "Precompile some common headers to speedup compilation" ON)
+option(PRECOMPILE_COMMON_HEADERS "Precompile some common headers to speedup compilation" OFF)
 
 add_custom_target(run
     COMMAND ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/Meta/run.sh