diff --git a/tests/cmake/googletest.cmake b/tests/cmake/googletest.cmake
index 8a052c8..7f6ec11 100644
--- a/tests/cmake/googletest.cmake
+++ b/tests/cmake/googletest.cmake
@@ -33,5 +33,6 @@ endif()
     add_subdirectory(
         ${_download_root}/googletest-src
         ${_download_root}/googletest-build
+        EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL
         )
 endmacro()