diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 235222a8..8532183a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -221,9 +221,10 @@ add_subdirectory(singleheader)
 #
 # Compile tools / tests / benchmarks
 #
-add_subdirectory(tests)
+if (SIMDJSON_TESTS)
+  add_subdirectory(tests)
+endif()
 add_subdirectory(examples)
-add_subdirectory(benchmark)
 add_subdirectory(fuzz)
 
 #