diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 20bf0377e7..afa3572589 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ include(CTest) #adds option BUILD_TESTING (default ON)
 
 if(BUILD_TESTING AND JSON_BuildTests)
     enable_testing()
-    add_subdirectory(test)
+    add_subdirectory(tests)
 endif()
 
 ##