diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 42e3bf7..9600767 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ endif()
 unset(CONFIG_EXPORT_DIR)
 
 if(YAML_CPP_BUILD_TESTS)
+  enable_testing()
   add_subdirectory(test)
 endif()