diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 04906fa..9e84fa9 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@
     'tinyxml2',
     include_type: 'system',
     version: '>=9.0.0',
+    default_options: ['tests=false'],
 )
 if not tinyxml.found()
     tinyxml_proj = subproject('tinyxml2', required: true)