diff --git a/package/pkg-cmake.mk b/package/pkg-cmake.mk
index 56a93c70ac..6331e0f3e7 100644
--- a/package/pkg-cmake.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-cmake.mk
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ define $(2)_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 		-DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE="$$(HOST_DIR)/usr/share/buildroot/toolchainfile.cmake" \
 		-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/usr" \
 		-DCMAKE_COLOR_MAKEFILE=OFF \
+		-DBUILD_TESTING=OFF \
 		-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=$(if $(BR2_PREFER_STATIC_LIB),OFF,ON) \
 		-DUSE_CCACHE=$(if $(BR2_CCACHE),ON,OFF) \
 		$$($$(PKG)_CONF_OPT) \
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ define $(2)_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 		-DCMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_INCLUDE="BOTH" \
 		-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="$$(HOST_DIR)/usr" \
 		-DUSE_CCACHE=$(if $(BR2_CCACHE),ON,OFF) \
+		-DBUILD_TESTING=OFF \
 		$$($$(PKG)_CONF_OPT) \
 	)
 endef