diff --git snappy-test.cc snappy-test.cc
index 01d5541..5a51128 100644
--- snappy-test.cc
+++ snappy-test.cc
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 
 #include <algorithm>
 
-DEFINE_bool(run_microbenchmarks, true,
+DEFINE_bool(run_microbenchmarks, false,
             "Run microbenchmarks before doing anything else.");
 
 namespace snappy {