diff --git a/tests/unit/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/unit/CMakeLists.txt
index 6d2c155784..07421220a8 100644
--- a/tests/unit/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/unit/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -33,10 +33,8 @@ include_directories(
   ${CURL_BINARY_DIR}/include      # for "curl/curl.h"
 )
 
-if(ENABLE_CURLDEBUG)  # running unittests require curl to compiled with CURLDEBUG
-  foreach(_testfile ${UNITPROGS})
-    add_executable(${_testfile} EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL ${_testfile}.c ${UNITFILES})
-    add_dependencies(testdeps ${_testfile})
-    target_link_libraries(${_testfile} curltool curlu)
-  endforeach()
-endif()
+foreach(_testfile ${UNITPROGS})
+  add_executable(${_testfile} EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL ${_testfile}.c ${UNITFILES})
+  add_dependencies(testdeps ${_testfile})
+  target_link_libraries(${_testfile} curltool curlu)
+endforeach()