diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index fd235c6dc..ad5ed9fc4 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -429,9 +429,9 @@ if(CMAKE_INTERPROCEDURAL_OPTIMIZATION)
 endif()
 
 # Make sure we have pretty colours
-option(FORCE_COLORED_OUTPUT "Always produce ANSI-colored output (GNU/Clang only)." FALSE)
+option(DISABLE_COLORED_OUTPUT "Always produce ANSI-colored output (GNU/Clang only)." OFF)
 
-if(FORCE_COLORED_OUTPUT)
+if(NOT DISABLE_COLORED_OUTPUT)
 	if("${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "GNU")
 		add_compile_options(-fdiagnostics-color=always)
 	elseif("${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "Clang")