diff --git a/cmake/HandleTBB.cmake b/cmake/HandleTBB.cmake
index cedee55ea..56c443932 100644
--- a/cmake/HandleTBB.cmake
+++ b/cmake/HandleTBB.cmake
@@ -1,24 +1,27 @@
 ###############################################################################
-# Find TBB
-find_package(TBB 4.4 COMPONENTS tbb tbbmalloc)
+if (GTSAM_WITH_TBB)
+    # Find TBB
+    find_package(TBB 4.4 COMPONENTS tbb tbbmalloc)
 
-# Set up variables if we're using TBB
-if(TBB_FOUND AND GTSAM_WITH_TBB)
-    set(GTSAM_USE_TBB 1)  # This will go into config.h
-    if ((${TBB_VERSION_MAJOR} GREATER 2020) OR (${TBB_VERSION_MAJOR} EQUAL 2020))
-        set(TBB_GREATER_EQUAL_2020 1)
+    # Set up variables if we're using TBB
+    if(TBB_FOUND)
+        set(GTSAM_USE_TBB 1)  # This will go into config.h
+        if ((${TBB_VERSION_MAJOR} GREATER 2020) OR (${TBB_VERSION_MAJOR} EQUAL 2020))
+            set(TBB_GREATER_EQUAL_2020 1)
+        else()
+            set(TBB_GREATER_EQUAL_2020 0)
+        endif()
+        # all definitions and link requisites will go via imported targets:
+        # tbb & tbbmalloc
+        list(APPEND GTSAM_ADDITIONAL_LIBRARIES tbb tbbmalloc)
     else()
-        set(TBB_GREATER_EQUAL_2020 0)
+        set(GTSAM_USE_TBB 0)  # This will go into config.h
     endif()
-    # all definitions and link requisites will go via imported targets:
-    # tbb & tbbmalloc
-    list(APPEND GTSAM_ADDITIONAL_LIBRARIES tbb tbbmalloc)
-else()
-    set(GTSAM_USE_TBB 0)  # This will go into config.h
-endif()
 
-###############################################################################
-# Prohibit Timing build mode in combination with TBB
-if(GTSAM_USE_TBB AND (CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE  STREQUAL "Timing"))
-      message(FATAL_ERROR "Timing build mode cannot be used together with TBB. Use a sampling profiler such as Instruments or Intel VTune Amplifier instead.")
-endif()
+    ###############################################################################
+    # Prohibit Timing build mode in combination with TBB
+    if(GTSAM_USE_TBB AND (CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE  STREQUAL "Timing"))
+        message(FATAL_ERROR "Timing build mode cannot be used together with TBB. Use a sampling profiler such as Instruments or Intel VTune Amplifier instead.")
+    endif()
+
+endif()
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