diff --git a/dev-libs/aws-c-compression/aws-c-compression-0.3.1.ebuild b/dev-libs/aws-c-compression/aws-c-compression-0.3.1.ebuild
index 70a3a76f53b9..67d4f7de933b 100644
--- a/dev-libs/aws-c-compression/aws-c-compression-0.3.1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-libs/aws-c-compression/aws-c-compression-0.3.1.ebuild
@@ -12,7 +12,17 @@ inherit cmake
 LICENSE="Apache-2.0"
 SLOT="0/1"
 KEYWORDS="~amd64"
+IUSE="test"
+
+RESTRICT="!test? ( test )"
 
 DEPEND="dev-libs/aws-c-common:="
 RDEPEND="${DEPEND}"
 BDEPEND="dev-libs/aws-c-common"
+
+src_configure() {
+	local mycmakeargs=(
+		-DBUILD_TESTING=$(usex test)
+	)
+	cmake_src_configure
+}