diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ff6926a57..ba6c040ad 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@ if(NOT(GTEST_FOUND) AND DOWNLOAD_GTEST)
   add_subdirectory(
     ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/googletest-src
     ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/googletest-build
+    EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL
   )
 
   if(MSVC)