diff --git a/cmake/load_threading_package.cmake b/cmake/load_threading_package.cmake
index f835de0489..ddbbbfd996 100644
--- a/cmake/load_threading_package.cmake
+++ b/cmake/load_threading_package.cmake
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ elseif(USE_OPENMP)
 else()
   message(
     STATUS
-    "No threading configuration provided"
+    "Neither OpenMP nor std::thread was requested, "
+    "using fcontext for worker threading"
   )
   config_no_threading()
 endif()
diff --git a/cmake/threading_config.cmake b/cmake/threading_config.cmake
index 41c9c3584e..8afcace142 100644
--- a/cmake/threading_config.cmake
+++ b/cmake/threading_config.cmake
@@ -32,4 +32,5 @@ endfunction(config_for_std_thread)
 function(config_no_threading)
   set(vt_feature_cmake_openmp "0" PARENT_SCOPE)
   set(vt_feature_cmake_stdthread "0" PARENT_SCOPE)
+  option(vt_fcontext_enabled "Build VT with fcontext (ULT) enabled" ON)
 endfunction(config_no_threading)