diff --git a/lang/qt/Makefile.am b/lang/qt/Makefile.am
index ab859609..a1b83e8d 100644
--- a/lang/qt/Makefile.am
+++ b/lang/qt/Makefile.am
@@ -1,24 +1,30 @@
 # Makefile.am for GPGMEPP.
 # Copyright (C) 2016 Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik
 # Software engineering by Intevation GmbH
 #
 # This file is part of GPGMEPP.
 #
 # GPGME-CL is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
 # under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 # the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
 # (at your option) any later version.
 #
 # GPGME-CL is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 # GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
 # Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA
 # 02111-1307, USA
 
-SUBDIRS = src tests doc
+if RUN_GPG_TESTS
+tests = tests
+else
+tests =
+endif
+
+SUBDIRS = src ${tests} doc
 
 EXTRA_DIST = README