diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2ed725b77..9c4f8e230 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -193,7 +193,12 @@ endif()
 
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 # Option for using system Eigen or GTSAM-bundled Eigen
-option(GTSAM_USE_SYSTEM_EIGEN "Find and use system-installed Eigen. If 'off', use the one bundled with GTSAM" OFF)
+### Disabled until our patches are included in Eigen ###
+### See:  http://eigen.tuxfamily.org/bz/show_bug.cgi?id=704 (Householder QR MKL selection)
+###       http://eigen.tuxfamily.org/bz/show_bug.cgi?id=705 (Fix MKL LLT return code)
+###       http://eigen.tuxfamily.org/bz/show_bug.cgi?id=716 (Improved comma initialization)
+# option(GTSAM_USE_SYSTEM_EIGEN "Find and use system-installed Eigen. If 'off', use the one bundled with GTSAM" OFF)
+set(GTSAM_USE_SYSTEM_EIGEN OFF)
 
 # Switch for using system Eigen or GTSAM-bundled Eigen
 if(GTSAM_USE_SYSTEM_EIGEN)