--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -125,7 +125,9 @@
 find_libcrypto()
 include_directories(${LIBCRYPTO_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 
+if (BUILD_TESTING)
 enable_testing()
+endif()
 find_package(codecov)
 
 add_subdirectory (lib)
--- a/lib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -92,4 +92,6 @@
 
 install(FILES ykpiv.pc DESTINATION ${YKPIV_INSTALL_PKGCONFIG_DIR})
 
+if (BUILD_TESTING)
 add_subdirectory(tests)
+endif ()
--- a/tool/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tool/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -78,4 +78,6 @@
     install(FILES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/yubico-piv-tool.1" DESTINATION "${YKPIV_INSTALL_MAN_DIR}/man1")
 endif(MAN_PAGE)
 
+if (BUILD_TESTING)
 add_subdirectory(tests)
+endif ()
--- a/ykcs11/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ykcs11/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -102,4 +102,6 @@
 
 install(FILES ykcs11.pc DESTINATION ${YKPIV_INSTALL_PKGCONFIG_DIR})
 
+if (BUILD_TESTING)
 add_subdirectory(tests)
+endif ()