diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a6464026..a70b262a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ if(DOXYGEN_FOUND)
 endif()
 
 if(BUILD_TESTING)
-    enable_testing()
+    set(BUILD_TESTING OFF)
+
     set(GOOGLETEST_DEPS_DIR ${PROJECT_DEPS_DIR}/googletest)
     set(LIBUV_DEPS_DIR ${PROJECT_DEPS_DIR}/libuv)
 
@@ -83,6 +84,9 @@ if(BUILD_TESTING)
     add_subdirectory(${LIBUV_DEPS_DIR})
     include_directories(${LIBUV_DEPS_DIR}/include)
 
+    set(BUILD_TESTING ON)
+    enable_testing()
+
     add_subdirectory(test)
 endif()