diff --git a/llvm/CMakeLists.txt b/llvm/CMakeLists.txt
index 7eb64fa62bc157..077e2f5cee0824 100644
--- a/llvm/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/llvm/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ set(FFI_INCLUDE_DIR "" CACHE PATH "Additional directory, where CMake should sear
 set(LLVM_TARGET_ARCH "host"
   CACHE STRING "Set target to use for LLVM JIT or use \"host\" for automatic detection.")
 
-option(LLVM_ENABLE_TERMINFO "Use terminfo database if available." ON)
+option(LLVM_ENABLE_TERMINFO "Use terminfo database if available." OFF)
 
 set(LLVM_ENABLE_LIBXML2 "ON" CACHE STRING "Use libxml2 if available. Can be ON, OFF, or FORCE_ON")