diff --git a/src/mongocxx/CMakeLists.txt b/src/mongocxx/CMakeLists.txt
index b0a2828ff..73d082480 100644
--- a/src/mongocxx/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/mongocxx/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ if(MONGOCXX_BUILD_STATIC)
     mongocxx_install(mongocxx_static)
 endif()
 
-add_subdirectory(test)
+# add_subdirectory(test)
 
 set_local_dist (src_mongocxx_DIST_local
    CMakeLists.txt