diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 79404b8..02e3d43 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -156,6 +156,10 @@ endif()
 cmake_dependent_option(CLI11_SINGLE_FILE_TESTS "Duplicate all the tests for a single file build" OFF "CLI11_SINGLE_FILE" OFF)
 
 cmake_dependent_option(CLI11_TESTING "Build the tests and add them" ON "CUR_PROJ" OFF)
+if(DEFINED BUILD_TESTING)
+    cmake_dependent_option(CLI11_TESTING "" ON "BUILD_TESTING" OFF)
+    message(STATUS "BUILD_TESTING is defined and it supersedes CLI11_TESTING. Has forced to ${CLI11_TESTING}")
+endif()
 if(CLI11_TESTING)
     enable_testing()
     add_subdirectory(tests)