diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index afc9283..4cc7823 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,8 +9,10 @@ set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/build/bin)
 set(CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/build/lib)
 set(CMAKE_ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/build/archive)
 
-enable_testing()
-add_subdirectory(tests)
+if ( BUILD_TESTS )
+	enable_testing()
+	add_subdirectory(tests)
+endif()
 set(build_FILES src/uirc.c)
 if ( USE_HELPERS )
 	message("Helper functions are going to be built.")