diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 903648bcc..ac5cc395a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -51,14 +51,13 @@ if (NOT DEFINED ENV{DEVELOPER_LOCAL_TOOLS})
 elseif ("$ENV{DEVELOPER_LOCAL_TOOLS}" EQUAL 1)
 	message(STATUS "Found: env DEVELOPER_LOCAL_TOOLS = 1")
 	set(BOOST_IGNORE_SYSTEM_PATHS_DEFAULT ON)
-	option(BOOST_IGNORE_SYSTEM_PATHS "Ignore boost system paths for local boost installation" ON)
 else()
 	message(STATUS "found: env DEVELOPER_LOCAL_TOOLS = 0")
 	set(BOOST_IGNORE_SYSTEM_PATHS_DEFAULT OFF)
 endif()
 
 message(STATUS "BOOST_IGNORE_SYSTEM_PATHS defaults to ${BOOST_IGNORE_SYSTEM_PATHS_DEFAULT}")
-option(BOOST_IGNORE_SYSTEM_PATHS "Ignore boost system paths for local boost ins	tallation" $BOOST_IGNORE_SYSTEM_PATHS_DEFAULT)
+option(BOOST_IGNORE_SYSTEM_PATHS "Ignore boost system paths for local boost installation" ${BOOST_IGNORE_SYSTEM_PATHS_DEFAULT})
 
 set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY USE_FOLDERS ON)
 enable_testing()