diff --git a/circuits/cpp/barretenberg/cpp/cmake/threading.cmake b/circuits/cpp/barretenberg/cpp/cmake/threading.cmake
index f91b86b3853..e422a8ccee7 100644
--- a/circuits/cpp/barretenberg/cpp/cmake/threading.cmake
+++ b/circuits/cpp/barretenberg/cpp/cmake/threading.cmake
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ if(DISABLE_TBB)
     message(STATUS "Intel Thread Building Blocks is disabled.")
     add_definitions(-DNO_TBB)
 else()
-    find_package(TBB REQUIRED tbb)
+    find_package(TBB QUIET OPTIONAL_COMPONENTS tbb)
     if(${TBB_FOUND})
         message(STATUS "Intel Thread Building Blocks is enabled.")
     else()