diff --git a/common/CMakeLists.txt b/common/CMakeLists.txt
index 46fcfe750..aba02d6e6 100644
--- a/common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -57,10 +57,14 @@ find_package(OpenSSL 1.0.0 REQUIRED)
 find_package(CURL 7.29 REQUIRED)
 find_package(Criterion)
 
-set(SPDLOG_BUILD_EXAMPLES OFF)
-set(SPDLOG_BUILD_TESTING OFF)
-set(SPDLOG_BUILD_BENCH OFF)
+set(SPDLOG_BUILD_EXAMPLES OFF CACHE BOOL "Build examples" FORCE)
+set(SPDLOG_BUILD_TESTING OFF CACHE BOOL "Build spdlog tests" FORCE)
+set(SPDLOG_BUILD_BENCH OFF CACHE BOOL "Build spdlog benchmarks" FORCE)
 add_subdirectory(thirdparty/spdlog)
+
+set(FMT_DOC OFF CACHE BOOL "Generate the doc target." FORCE)
+set(FMT_INSTALL OFF CACHE BOOL "Generate the install target." FORCE)
+set(FMT_TEST OFF CACHE BOOL "Generate the test target." FORCE)
 add_subdirectory(thirdparty/fmtlib)
 
 target_compile_options(fmt PUBLIC -fPIC)