diff --git a/cmake/external/warpctc.cmake b/cmake/external/warpctc.cmake
index f5e4b3e1eb39acbe8dbcd0023956ca7e52c1ecd8..172c318b35d611d0432b78f2a18eb58a7d272b90 100644
--- a/cmake/external/warpctc.cmake
+++ b/cmake/external/warpctc.cmake
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ ExternalProject_Add(
     CMAKE_ARGS      -DWITH_GPU=${WITH_GPU}
     CMAKE_ARGS      -DWITH_OMP=${USE_OMP}
     CMAKE_ARGS      -DWITH_TORCH=OFF
+    CMAKE_ARGS      -DCMAKE_DISABLE_FIND_PACKAGE_Torch=TRUE
     CMAKE_ARGS      -DBUILD_SHARED=ON
 )