diff --git a/gtsam/3rdparty/metis/CMakeLists.txt b/gtsam/3rdparty/metis/CMakeLists.txt
index f864e02ac..dd21338a4 100644
--- a/gtsam/3rdparty/metis/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/gtsam/3rdparty/metis/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ set(GKLIB_PATH ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/GKlib CACHE PATH "path to GKlib")
 set(METIS_SHARED TRUE CACHE BOOL "build a shared library")
 
 if(MSVC)
-  set(METIS_INSTALL TRUE)
+  set(METIS_INSTALL FALSE)
 else()
   set(METIS_INSTALL FALSE)
 endif()