diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f9c8f3346..248c0d2d8 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -975,7 +975,7 @@ if(NOT WIN32 OR ROCKSDB_INSTALL_ON_WINDOWS)
 endif()
 
 if(WITH_TESTS)
-  add_subdirectory(third-party/gtest-1.8.1/fused-src/gtest)
+  #add_subdirectory(third-party/gtest-1.8.1/fused-src/gtest)
   add_library(testharness STATIC
   test_util/testharness.cc)
   target_link_libraries(testharness gtest)