diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 824af1178..2f5ea71d3 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 add_subdirectory(common)
-add_subdirectory(common-tests)
 add_subdirectory(core)
 add_subdirectory(scmversion)
 
+if(NOT BUILD_LIBRETRO_CORE)
+  add_subdirectory(common-tests)
+endif()
+
 if(ANDROID OR BUILD_SDL_FRONTEND OR BUILD_QT_FRONTEND OR BUILD_LIBRETRO_CORE)
   add_subdirectory(frontend-common)
 endif()