diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a35fd05c2f..1090cd53e6 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ if(NOT DISABLE_PERL)
   find_package(Perl REQUIRED)
 endif()
 
-if("${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME}" STREQUAL "Linux" AND NOT CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING)
+if("${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME}" STREQUAL "Linux" AND BUILD_TESTING AND NOT CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING)
   find_package(PkgConfig QUIET)
   if (PkgConfig_FOUND)
     pkg_check_modules(LIBUNWIND libunwind-generic)