diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5746dd9..b14839c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ FetchContent_Declare(spdlog
 FetchContent_MakeAvailable(spdlog)
 
 # ── stduuid (header-only; no brew formula) ───────────────────────────────────
-set(UUID_SYSTEM_GENERATOR ON  CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)  # use CoreFoundation on macOS
+set(UUID_SYSTEM_GENERATOR OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)  # avoid libuuid/CoreFoundation dep
 set(UUID_USING_CXX20_SPAN ON  CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)  # std::span, no GSL dependency
 set(UUID_BUILD_TESTS      OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
 FetchContent_Declare(stduuid