diff --git a/cmake/svs.cmake b/cmake/svs.cmake
index ebd207be7..30d3dc0e9 100644
--- a/cmake/svs.cmake
+++ b/cmake/svs.cmake
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ if(USE_SVS)
         # This file is included from both CMakeLists.txt and python_bindings/CMakeLists.txt
         # Set `root` relative to this file, regardless of where it is included from.
         get_filename_component(root ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/.. ABSOLUTE)
+        set(SVS_EXPERIMENTAL_CHECK_BOUNDS OFF CACHE BOOL "Disable SVS bounds checking" FORCE)
         add_subdirectory(
             ${root}/deps/ScalableVectorSearch
             deps/ScalableVectorSearch