diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 115ab41e..aa950719 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -220,6 +220,9 @@ endforeach(F)
 
 if (TESTS)
 	set(PIP_ROOT_BINARY_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}")
+	if (TESTS_RUN)
+		enable_testing()
+	endif()
 	add_subdirectory(tests)
 endif()
 
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 4a1a80ef..83a65abb 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ set(gtest_force_shared_crt ON CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
 set(BUILD_GMOCK OFF CACHE BOOL "Build Google Mock" FORCE)
 FetchContent_MakeAvailable(googletest)
 
-enable_testing()
-
 include(GoogleTest)
 
 macro(pip_test NAME)