diff --git a/utest/CMakeLists.txt b/utest/CMakeLists.txt
index 5fa2bf1..b22b4eb 100644
--- a/utest/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/utest/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,12 +6,10 @@ set(SELF_SOURCE_FILES
     filename.test.cpp code_location.test.cpp function.test.cpp pretty_vector.test.cpp
     indentlog_utest_main.cpp log_streambuf.test.cpp toppstr.test.cpp cond.test.cpp)
 
-xo_add_utest_executable(${SELF_EXECUTABLE_NAME} ${SELF_SOURCE_FILES})
-
-# ----------------------------------------------------------------
-# 3rd party dependency: catch2
-
-xo_self_dependency(${SELF_EXECUTABLE_NAME} indentlog)
-xo_external_target_dependency(${SELF_EXECUTABLE_NAME} Catch2 Catch2::Catch2)
+if (ENABLE_TESTING)
+    xo_add_utest_executable(${SELF_EXECUTABLE_NAME} ${SELF_SOURCE_FILES})
+    xo_self_dependency(${SELF_EXECUTABLE_NAME} indentlog)
+    xo_external_target_dependency(${SELF_EXECUTABLE_NAME} Catch2 Catch2::Catch2)
+endif()
 
 # end CMakeLists.txt