diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index adb99ec3..65dc9a52 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,14 +6,8 @@ set(PIP_BUILD 1)
 include(CheckFunctionExists)
 include(PIPMacros.cmake)
 
-set(_ICU_DEFAULT OFF)
-if((NOT DEFINED WIN32) AND (NOT DEFINED ANDROID_PLATFORM) AND (NOT DEFINED APPLE))
-	set(_ICU_DEFAULT ON)
-endif()
-
-
 # Options
-option(ICU "ICU for unicode support" ${_ICU_DEFAULT})
+option(ICU "ICU support for convert codepages" OFF)
 option(STD_IOSTREAM "Building with std iostream operators support" OFF)
 option(INTROSPECTION "Build with introspection" OFF)
 option(LIB "System install" ON)