diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a098c44..413bfea 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ install(FILES
 )
 
 add_subdirectory(src)
-add_subdirectory(autotests)
+if(BUILD_TESTING)
+    add_subdirectory(autotests)
+endif()
 install( FILES mailcommon.renamecategories mailcommon.categories DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_CONFDIR} )
 feature_summary(WHAT ALL FATAL_ON_MISSING_REQUIRED_PACKAGES)