diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b4e27619bf..b901704d34 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ 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)