diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 9d2e638..8b45067 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ option('enable_dxc_shader_compiler', type : 'boolean', value : true, description
 option('enable_dx11_shader_compiler', type : 'boolean', value : true, description : 'Enables building the dx11-bases shader compiler.')
 option('game_as_subdir', type : 'boolean', value : false, description : 'If true, adds the directory "src/game" to the build.')
 option('build_dx11', type : 'boolean', value : true, description : 'Enables/disables the build of the dx11 renderer.')
-option('build_vk', type : 'boolean', value : true, description : 'Enables/disables the build of the vulkan renderer.')
+option('build_vk', type : 'boolean', value : false, description : 'Enables/disables the build of the vulkan renderer.')
 option('build_experiments', type : 'boolean', value : false, description : 'Enables/disables building the experiments in src/experimental.')
 option('launcher_name', type : 'string', value : 'launcher', description : 'Name of the launcher executable.', yield : true)