diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7dc7dfbae2..ed926b19d0 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -164,6 +164,8 @@ if(NOT DISABLE_DL_KERNELS AND GPU_TARGETS MATCHES "gfx101|gfx103|gfx10-1|gfx10-3
     set(DL_KERNELS "ON")
     set(CK_ENABLE_DL_KERNELS "ON")
 endif()
+message(STATUS "Disabling DPP kernels by default")
+option(DISABLE_DPP_KERNELS "Disable DPP kernels by default" ON)
 if(NOT DISABLE_DPP_KERNELS)
     add_definitions(-DDPP_KERNELS)
     set(DPP_KERNELS "ON")