diff -up VTK/CMakeLists.txt.system VTK/CMakeLists.txt
--- VTK/CMakeLists.txt.system	2010-09-27 14:40:00.000000000 -0600
+++ VTK/CMakeLists.txt	2011-02-08 14:08:29.367122550 -0700
@@ -106,6 +106,11 @@ IF(CMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES)
 ENDIF(CMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES)
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Do we try to use system libraries by default?
+OPTION(VTK_USE_SYSTEM_LIBRARIES "Use the system's libraries by default." OFF)
+MARK_AS_ADVANCED(VTK_USE_SYSTEM_LIBRARIES)
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Load some macros.
 INCLUDE(vtkDependentOption)
 INCLUDE(vtkThirdParty)
diff -up VTK/CMake/vtkThirdParty.cmake.system VTK/CMake/vtkThirdParty.cmake
--- VTK/CMake/vtkThirdParty.cmake.system	2010-09-27 14:40:00.000000000 -0600
+++ VTK/CMake/vtkThirdParty.cmake	2011-02-08 14:07:46.424662568 -0700
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 MACRO(VTK_THIRD_PARTY_OPTION upper lower)
-  OPTION(VTK_USE_SYSTEM_${upper} "Use the system's ${lower} library." OFF)
+  OPTION(VTK_USE_SYSTEM_${upper} "Use the system's ${lower} library." ${VTK_USE_SYSTEM_LIBRARIES})
   MARK_AS_ADVANCED(VTK_USE_SYSTEM_${upper})
   IF(VTK_USE_SYSTEM_${upper})
     IF(EXISTS ${CMAKE_ROOT}/Modules/Find${upper}.cmake)
diff -up VTK/Rendering/CMakeLists.txt.system VTK/Rendering/CMakeLists.txt
--- VTK/Rendering/CMakeLists.txt.system	2010-09-27 14:40:06.000000000 -0600
+++ VTK/Rendering/CMakeLists.txt	2011-02-08 14:11:47.379633170 -0700
@@ -202,7 +202,8 @@ ENDIF (NOT VTK_LEGACY_REMOVE)
 
 IF(VTK_USE_GL2PS)
   SET(Kit_SRCS ${Kit_SRCS} vtkGL2PSExporter.cxx)
-   
+  OPTION(VTK_USE_SYSTEM_GL2PS "Use the system's gl2ps library." ${VTK_USE_SYSTEM_LIBRARIES})
+  MARK_AS_ADVANCED(VTK_USE_SYSTEM_GL2PS)
   IF(VTK_USE_SYSTEM_GL2PS)
   ELSE(VTK_USE_SYSTEM_GL2PS)
     SET(Kit_GL2PS_SRCS ${VTK_SOURCE_DIR}/Utilities/vtkgl2ps/gl2ps.c)

diff -up VTK/CMakeLists.txt.system VTK/CMakeLists.txt
--- VTK/CMakeLists.txt.system	2012-12-03 08:31:29.000000000 -0700
+++ VTK/CMakeLists.txt	2012-12-06 09:58:22.809749444 -0700
@@ -97,6 +97,11 @@ set(VTK_INSTALL_INCLUDE_DIR_CM24 ${VTK_I
 set(VTK_INSTALL_DOXYGEN_DIR_CM24 ${VTK_INSTALL_DATA_DIR}/doxygen)
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Do we try to use system libraries by default?
+OPTION(VTK_USE_SYSTEM_LIBRARIES "Use the system's libraries by default." OFF)
+MARK_AS_ADVANCED(VTK_USE_SYSTEM_LIBRARIES)
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # The third party macros are still used in one or two third party builds.
 include(vtkThirdParty)
 
diff -up VTK/CMake/vtkModuleMacros.cmake.system VTK/CMake/vtkModuleMacros.cmake
--- VTK/CMake/vtkModuleMacros.cmake.system	2012-12-03 08:31:29.000000000 -0700
+++ VTK/CMake/vtkModuleMacros.cmake	2012-12-06 09:58:22.810749439 -0700
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ macro(vtk_module_third_party _pkg)
     message(FATAL_ERROR "Cannot specify both LIBRARIES and NO_LIBRARIES")
   endif()
 
-  option(VTK_USE_SYSTEM_${_upper} "Use system-installed ${_pkg}" OFF)
+  option(VTK_USE_SYSTEM_${_upper} "Use system-installed ${_pkg}" ${VTK_USE_SYSTEM_LIBRARIES})
   mark_as_advanced(VTK_USE_SYSTEM_${_upper})
 
   if(VTK_USE_SYSTEM_${_upper})