diff --git a/velox/CMakeLists.txt b/velox/CMakeLists.txt
index 3f24ef512fad..2d61264980e7 100644
--- a/velox/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/velox/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -71,6 +71,6 @@ if(${VELOX_CODEGEN_SUPPORT})
 endif()
 
 # substrait converter
-if(${VELOX_ENABLE_SUBSTRAIT})
+# if(${VELOX_ENABLE_SUBSTRAIT})
   add_subdirectory(substrait)
-endif()
+# endif()