diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index d44ef75..bc697ff 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -88,5 +88,7 @@
 subdir('power-supply')
 subdir('phosphor-power-supply')
 subdir('tools/power-utils')
-subdir('test')
+if get_option('tests').enabled()
+    subdir('test')
+endif
 subdir('cold-redundancy')