diff --git a/QA/QA_Common/test/CMakeLists.txt b/QA/QA_Common/test/CMakeLists.txt
index e7de2d7e597a0f6ad83400dd57787ffdaf1fee05..f311211225cde88f947d693a927e9e0f23a687d3 100644
--- a/QA/QA_Common/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/QA/QA_Common/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@
 # $Id$
 include(LofarCTest)
 
-lofar_add_test(t_hdf5_io)
-set_tests_properties(t_hdf5_io PROPERTIES TIMEOUT 300)
+IF(BUILD_TESTING)
+    lofar_add_test(t_hdf5_io)
+    set_tests_properties(t_hdf5_io PROPERTIES TIMEOUT 300)
+ENDIF(BUILD_TESTING)