diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index abe87da..b5f36ef 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -19,7 +19,11 @@
 
 ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I ./aclocal
 
-SUBDIRS = compiler/cpp lib test
+SUBDIRS = compiler/cpp lib
+
+if WITH_TESTS
+SUBDIRS += test
+endif
 
 dist-hook:
 	find $(distdir) -type f \( -iname ".deps" -or -iname ".libs" -or -iname ".gitignore" \