diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 2a75c68e6..4c71d418d 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ endif(ENABLE_LEVELDB)
 
 set(USE_REDIS 0)
 
-OPTION(ENABLE_REDIS "Enable redis backend" 1)
+OPTION(ENABLE_REDIS "Enable redis backend" 0)
 
 if(ENABLE_REDIS)
 	find_library(REDIS_LIBRARY hiredis)