diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index a82e605..405f306 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+if(BUILD_TESTS)
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.7.0)
 project(test_croncpp)
 
@@ -9,7 +10,6 @@ file(GLOB SOURCES "*.cpp" "include/*.cpp")
 
 add_executable(test_croncpp ${SOURCES} ${headers})
 
-if(BUILD_TESTS)
     enable_testing()
 
     add_test(NAME "test_croncpp" COMMAND "test_croncpp" "-r compact")