diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0f42fd8f4c..764b6fcc0b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2009,7 +2009,7 @@ set(_project_config "${_generated_dir}/${PROJECT_NAME}Config.cmake")
 set(_version_config "${_generated_dir}/${PROJECT_NAME}ConfigVersion.cmake")
 
 option(BUILD_TESTING "Build tests" ON)
-if(BUILD_TESTING AND PERL_FOUND AND NOT CURL_DISABLE_TESTS)
+if(BUILD_TESTING AND PERL_FOUND)
   set(CURL_BUILD_TESTING ON)
 else()
   set(CURL_BUILD_TESTING OFF)