diff --git a/test/meson.build b/test/meson.build
index 11eccf5..a63240f 100644
--- a/test/meson.build
+++ b/test/meson.build
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 gtest = dependency('gtest', main: true, disabler: true, required: false)
 gmock = dependency('gmock', disabler: true, required: false)
 if not gtest.found() or not gmock.found()
-  gtest_proj = import('cmake').subproject('googletest', required: false)
+  gtest_proj = import('cmake').subproject(
+    'googletest',
+    cmake_options: [
+      '-DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS=-Wno-pedantic',
+    ],
+    required: false)
   if gtest_proj.found()
     gtest = declare_dependency(
       dependencies: [
@@ -22,12 +27,14 @@
   'util/string',
 ]
 
-foreach t : gtests
-  test(t, executable(t.underscorify(), t + '.cpp',
-                     build_by_default: false,
-                     implicit_include_directories: false,
-                     dependencies: [stdplus, gtest, gmock]))
-endforeach
+if gtest.found() and gmock.found()
+  foreach t : gtests
+    test(t, executable(t.underscorify(), t + '.cpp',
+                       build_by_default: false,
+                       implicit_include_directories: false,
+                       dependencies: [stdplus, gtest, gmock]))
+  endforeach
+endif
 
 # catch2 might not have a pkg-config. It is header only so just make
 # sure we can access the needed symbols from the header.