diff --git a/cmake/modules/cpp-httplib.cmake b/cmake/modules/cpp-httplib.cmake
index 35f3a436..38f370f4 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/cpp-httplib.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/cpp-httplib.cmake
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 # cpp-httplib (https://github.com/yhirose/cpp-httplib)
 #
 
-option(USE_BUNDLED_CPPHTTPLIB "Enable building of the bundled cpp-httplib" ON)
+option(USE_BUNDLED_CPPHTTPLIB "Enable building of the bundled cpp-httplib" ${USE_BUNDLED_DEPS})
 
 if(CPPHTTPLIB_INCLUDE)
     # we already have cpp-httplib
diff --git a/cmake/modules/cxxopts.cmake b/cmake/modules/cxxopts.cmake
index 4c662bd0..66c73103 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/cxxopts.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/cxxopts.cmake
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 # cxxopts (https://github.com/jarro2783/cxxopts)
 #
 
-option(USE_BUNDLED_CXXOPTS "Enable building of the bundled cxxopts" ON)
+option(USE_BUNDLED_CXXOPTS "Enable building of the bundled cxxopts" ${USE_BUNDLED_DEPS})
 
 if(CXXOPTS_INCLUDE_DIR)
     # we already have cxxopts