--- meson_options.txt.orig	2019-02-17 01:55:33 UTC
+++ meson_options.txt
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ option('auto-validate',
 
 option('tests',
     type : 'boolean',
-    value : true,
+    value : false,
     description : 'Enable dependencies required for testing')
 
 option('permissive-cigar',
