diff --git a/scripts/bootstrap.sh b/scripts/bootstrap.sh
index e883f5476..478183372 100644
--- a/scripts/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/scripts/bootstrap.sh
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-vcpkgDisableMetrics="0"
+vcpkgDisableMetrics="OFF"
 for var in "$@"
 do
     if [ "$var" = "-disableMetrics" ]; then
-        vcpkgDisableMetrics="1"
+        vcpkgDisableMetrics="ON"
     else
         echo "Unknown argument $var"
         exit 1
diff --git a/toolsrc/CMakeLists.txt b/toolsrc/CMakeLists.txt
index 555b3e751..abfd872d2 100644
--- a/toolsrc/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/toolsrc/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.3)
 project(vcpkg C CXX)
 
-OPTION(DEFINE_DISABLE_METRICS "Option for disabling metrics" "0")
+OPTION(DEFINE_DISABLE_METRICS "Option for disabling metrics" OFF)
 
 if(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUXX OR CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "GNU")
     set(GCC 1)
@@ -32,8 +32,14 @@ endif()
 
 file(GLOB_RECURSE VCPKGLIB_SOURCES src/vcpkg/*.cpp)
 
+if (DEFINE_DISABLE_METRICS)
+    set(DISABLE_METRICS_VALUE "1")
+else()
+    set(DISABLE_METRICS_VALUE "0")
+endif()
+
 add_executable(vcpkg src/vcpkg.cpp ${VCPKGLIB_SOURCES})
-target_compile_definitions(vcpkg PRIVATE -DDISABLE_METRICS=${DEFINE_DISABLE_METRICS})
+target_compile_definitions(vcpkg PRIVATE -DDISABLE_METRICS=${DISABLE_METRICS_VALUE})
 target_include_directories(vcpkg PRIVATE include)
 
 if(GCC)