--- a/tpool/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tpool/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ ELSEIF(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Linux
   ELSEIF(WITH_LIBAIO)
     SET(LIBAIO_REQUIRED REQUIRED)
   ENDIF()
-  FIND_PACKAGE(URING QUIET ${URING_REQUIRED})
+  IF(WITH_URING)
+    FIND_PACKAGE(URING QUIET ${URING_REQUIRED})
+  ENDIF()
   IF(URING_FOUND)
     SET(URING_FOUND ${URING_FOUND} PARENT_SCOPE)
     SET(TPOOL_DEFINES "-DHAVE_URING" PARENT_SCOPE)