diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6ed9a414e0..d42b3eb6cc 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ option(ENABLE_VULKAN "Enables vulkan video backend" ON)
 option(USE_DISCORD_PRESENCE "Enables Discord Rich Presence, show the current game on Discord" ON)
 option(USE_MGBA "Enables GBA controllers emulation using libmgba" ON)
 option(ENABLE_AUTOUPDATE "Enables support for automatic updates" ON)
-option(STEAM "Creates a build for Steam" ON)
+option(STEAM "Creates a build for Steam" OFF)
 
 # Maintainers: if you consider blanket disabling this for your users, please
 # consider the following points: