diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index f552f7a60b..00a92e34e0 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -3744,6 +3744,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST += \
 	hwdb/sdio.ids
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+if ENABLE_TESTS
 TESTS += \
 	test/udev-test.pl
 
@@ -3756,6 +3757,7 @@ TESTS += \
 	test/sysv-generator-test.py
 endif
 endif
+endif
 
 manual_tests += \
 	test-libudev \
@@ -3775,8 +3777,10 @@ test_udev_LDADD = \
 	$(BLKID_LIBS) \
 	$(KMOD_LIBS)
 
+if ENABLE_TESTS
 check_DATA += \
 	test/sys
+endif
 
 # packed sysfs test tree
 test/sys: