diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4957ee7b..9550f77f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ option(MI_BUILD_OBJECT      "Build object library" ON)
 option(MI_BUILD_TESTS       "Build test executables" ON)
 option(MI_DEBUG_TSAN        "Build with thread sanitizer (needs clang)" OFF)
 option(MI_DEBUG_UBSAN       "Build with undefined-behavior sanitizer (needs clang++)" OFF)
-option(MI_SKIP_COLLECT_ON_EXIT, "Skip collecting memory on program exit" OFF)
+option(MI_SKIP_COLLECT_ON_EXIT "Skip collecting memory on program exit" OFF)
 option(MI_NO_PADDING        "Force no use of padding even in DEBUG mode etc." OFF)
 
 # deprecated options