diff --git a/data_tamer_cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/data_tamer_cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index 0f16b10..388c9be 100644
--- a/data_tamer_cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/data_tamer_cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,9 +10,11 @@ set(CMAKE_WINDOWS_EXPORT_ALL_SYMBOLS ON)
 if(${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME} STREQUAL ${PROJECT_NAME})
     option(DATA_TAMER_BUILD_TESTS "Build tests" ON)
     option(DATA_TAMER_BUILD_EXAMPLES "Build examples" ON)
+    option(DATA_TAMER_BUILD_BENCHMARKS "Build benchmarks" ON)
 else()
     option(DATA_TAMER_BUILD_TESTS "Build tests" OFF)
     option(DATA_TAMER_BUILD_EXAMPLES "Build examples" OFF)
+    option(DATA_TAMER_BUILD_BENCHMARKS "Build benchmarks" OFF)
 endif()
 
 option(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS "Build using shared libraries" OFF)
@@ -191,9 +193,11 @@ if(DATA_TAMER_BUILD_EXAMPLES)
     add_subdirectory(examples)
 endif()
 
-find_package(benchmark QUIET)
-if(benchmark_FOUND)
-    add_subdirectory(benchmarks)
-else()
-    message("Google Benchmark library not found")
-endif()
+if(DATA_TAMER_BUILD_BENCHMARKS)
+    find_package(benchmark QUIET)
+    if(benchmark_FOUND)
+        add_subdirectory(benchmarks)
+    else()
+        message("Google Benchmark library not found")
+    endif()
+endif()
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