diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e6120e52..ff13c18f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY PREDEFINED_TARGETS_FOLDER "CMakeTargets")
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # enable test in this project
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-enable_testing()
+option(BUILD_TEST "enable test binary building)" ON)
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # System architecture detection
diff --git a/mpp/base/test/CMakeLists.txt b/mpp/base/test/CMakeLists.txt
index be270ab4..f1348661 100644
--- a/mpp/base/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/mpp/base/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ macro(add_mpp_base_test module)
     #message(STATUS "test_name : ${test_name}")
     #message(STATUS "test_tag  : ${test_tag}")
 
-    option(${test_tag} "Build base ${module} unit test" ON)
+    option(${test_tag} "Build base ${module} unit test" ${BUILD_TEST})
     if(${test_tag})
         add_executable(${test_name} ${test_name}.c)
         target_link_libraries(${test_name} ${MPP_SHARED})
diff --git a/mpp/codec/rc/test/CMakeLists.txt b/mpp/codec/rc/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 0f266f28..6548d27a 100644
--- a/mpp/codec/rc/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/mpp/codec/rc/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ macro(add_mpp_rc_test module)
     set(test_name ${module}_test)
     string(TOUPPER ${test_name} test_tag)
 
-    option(${test_tag} "Build rc ${module} unit test" ON)
+    option(${test_tag} "Build rc ${module} unit test" ${BUILD_TEST})
     if(${test_tag})
         add_executable(${test_name} ${test_name}.c)
         target_link_libraries(${test_name} enc_rc mpp_base ${ASAN_LIB})
diff --git a/mpp/vproc/iep/test/CMakeLists.txt b/mpp/vproc/iep/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 9b60ba2a..5f3069f5 100644
--- a/mpp/vproc/iep/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/mpp/vproc/iep/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # mpp/vproc/iep built-in unit test case
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # iep unit test
-option(IEP_TEST "Build base iep unit test" ON)
+option(IEP_TEST "Build base iep unit test" ${BUILD_TEST})
 add_executable(iep_test iep_test.cpp)
 target_link_libraries(iep_test ${MPP_SHARED} utils)
 set_target_properties(iep_test PROPERTIES FOLDER "mpp/vproc/iep")
diff --git a/mpp/vproc/rga/test/CMakeLists.txt b/mpp/vproc/rga/test/CMakeLists.txt
index d70e43fa..af0ee436 100644
--- a/mpp/vproc/rga/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/mpp/vproc/rga/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # mpp/vproc/rga built-in unit test case
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # rga unit test
-option(RGA_TEST "Build base rga unit test" ON)
+option(RGA_TEST "Build base rga unit test" ${BUILD_TEST})
 add_executable(rga_test rga_test.cpp)
 target_link_libraries(rga_test ${MPP_SHARED} utils)
 set_target_properties(rga_test PROPERTIES FOLDER "mpp/vproc/rga")
diff --git a/osal/test/CMakeLists.txt b/osal/test/CMakeLists.txt
index e263ff45..1f136936 100644
--- a/osal/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/osal/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ macro(add_mpp_osal_test module)
     #message(STATUS "test_name : ${test_name}")
     #message(STATUS "test_tag  : ${test_tag}")
 
-    option(${test_tag} "Build osal ${module} unit test" ON)
+    option(${test_tag} "Build osal ${module} unit test" ${BUILD_TEST})
     if(${test_tag})
         add_executable(${test_name} ${test_name}.c)
         target_link_libraries(${test_name} ${MPP_SHARED})
diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 6a1e1530..f3a005bc 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ macro(add_mpp_test module)
     #message(STATUS "test_name : ${test_name}")
     #message(STATUS "test_tag  : ${test_tag}")
 
-    option(${test_tag} "Build mpp ${module} unit test" ON)
+    option(${test_tag} "Build mpp ${module} unit test" ${BUILD_TEST})
     if(${test_tag})
         add_executable(${test_name} ${test_name}.c mpp_event_trigger.c mpp_parse_cfg.c)
         target_link_libraries(${test_name} ${MPP_SHARED} utils)
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ macro(add_legacy_test module)
     #message(STATUS "test_name : ${test_name}")
     #message(STATUS "test_tag  : ${test_tag}")
 
-    option(${test_tag} "Build legacy ${module} unit test" ON)
+    option(${test_tag} "Build legacy ${module} unit test" ${BUILD_TEST})
     if(${test_tag})
         add_executable(${test_name} ${test_name}.c)
         if(ASAN_CHECK)