diff --git a/kde-frameworks/breeze-icons/breeze-icons-5.116.0.ebuild b/kde-frameworks/breeze-icons/breeze-icons-5.116.0.ebuild
index da876a1dbb42b..b8dd6f72b45f0 100644
--- a/kde-frameworks/breeze-icons/breeze-icons-5.116.0.ebuild
+++ b/kde-frameworks/breeze-icons/breeze-icons-5.116.0.ebuild
@@ -31,15 +31,11 @@ python_check_deps() {
 	python_has_version "dev-python/lxml[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]"
 }
 
-src_prepare() {
-	cmake_src_prepare
-	use test || cmake_comment_add_subdirectory autotests
-}
-
 src_configure() {
 	local mycmakeargs=(
 		-DPython_EXECUTABLE="${PYTHON}"
 		-DBINARY_ICONS_RESOURCE=OFF
+		-DBUILD_TESTING=$(usex test)
 	)
 	cmake_src_configure
 }
diff --git a/kde-frameworks/breeze-icons/breeze-icons-6.3.0.ebuild b/kde-frameworks/breeze-icons/breeze-icons-6.3.0.ebuild
index c2010d3311624..1819a6f0bd210 100644
--- a/kde-frameworks/breeze-icons/breeze-icons-6.3.0.ebuild
+++ b/kde-frameworks/breeze-icons/breeze-icons-6.3.0.ebuild
@@ -31,11 +31,6 @@ python_check_deps() {
 	python_has_version "dev-python/lxml[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]"
 }
 
-src_prepare() {
-	cmake_src_prepare
-	use test || cmake_comment_add_subdirectory autotests
-}
-
 src_configure() {
 	# bug #931904
 	filter-lto
@@ -44,6 +39,7 @@ src_configure() {
 		-DPython_EXECUTABLE="${PYTHON}"
 		-DBINARY_ICONS_RESOURCE=ON # TODO: remove when kexi was ported away
 		-DSKIP_INSTALL_ICONS=OFF
+		-DBUILD_TESTING="$(usex test)"
 	)
 	cmake_src_configure
 }