diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index bbfab4589..48f5ecdb5 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -459,6 +459,7 @@ include_directories(SYSTEM ${PROTOZERO_INCLUDE_DIR})
 set(VTZERO_INCLUDE_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/third_party/vtzero/include")
 include_directories(SYSTEM ${VTZERO_INCLUDE_DIR})
 
+set(FLATBUFFERS_BUILD_TESTS OFF CACHE BOOL "Disable the build of Flatbuffers tests and samples.")
 set(FLATBUFFERS_SRC_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/third_party/flatbuffers")
 set(FLATBUFFERS_INCLUDE_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/third_party/flatbuffers/include")
 include_directories(SYSTEM ${FLATBUFFERS_INCLUDE_DIR})