diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 19782d055..51619a39d 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import setup_zstd
 import setup_b2
 
 # True: use the shared liblz4 (>= 1.7.0 / r129) from the system, False: use the bundled lz4 code
-prefer_system_liblz4 = True
+prefer_system_liblz4 = False
 
 # True: use the shared libzstd (>= 1.3.0) from the system, False: use the bundled zstd code
 prefer_system_libzstd = False