diff --git a/usr.bin/gh-bc/Makefile b/usr.bin/gh-bc/Makefile
index f630685504fb..654752e0df82 100644
--- a/usr.bin/gh-bc/Makefile
+++ b/usr.bin/gh-bc/Makefile
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ MAN_SRC_DC=	dc/A.1
 CFLAGS+=	-flto
 .endif
 
+.if ${MK_TESTS} != "no"
+#SUBDIR+=	tests
+.endif
+
 .for catalog in ${CATALOGS}
 NLS+=           ${catalog:C/.*://}
 NLSSRCFILES_${catalog:C/.*://}= ${catalog:C/.*://}.msg