diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index df1433f75d3..ff27dc41462 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -58,9 +58,19 @@ if(OSSIA_TESTING)
       target_link_libraries(Catch2WithMain INTERFACE Catch2::Catch2)
     endif()
   else()
+    set(CATCH_INSTALL_DOCS 0)
+    set(CATCH_INSTALL_DOCS 0 CACHE INTERNAL "" FORCE)
+    set(CATCH_INSTALL_EXTRAS 0)
+    set(CATCH_INSTALL_EXTRAS 0 CACHE INTERNAL "" FORCE)
+    set(CATCH_BUILD_TESTING 0)
+    set(CATCH_BUILD_TESTING 0 CACHE INTERNAL "" FORCE)
     set(CATCH_BUILD_STATIC_LIBRARY 1)
     set(CATCH_BUILD_STATIC_LIBRARY 1 CACHE INTERNAL "" FORCE)
+
+    set(old_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS "${BUILD_SHARED_LIBS}")
+    set(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS 0)
     add_subdirectory(3rdparty/Catch2)
+    set(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS "${old_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS}")
   endif()
   add_subdirectory(tests)
 endif()