diff --git a/archivers/zlib-ng/Makefile b/archivers/zlib-ng/Makefile
index f814ddc80e40..d143b4558d15 100644
--- a/archivers/zlib-ng/Makefile
+++ b/archivers/zlib-ng/Makefile
@@ -1,28 +1,31 @@
 PORTNAME=	zlib-ng
 DISTVERSION=	2.2.4
 CATEGORIES=	archivers
 
 MAINTAINER=	vvd@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Fork of the zlib data compression library
 WWW=		https://github.com/zlib-ng/zlib-ng/
 
 LICENSE=	ZLIB
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE.md
 
-USES=		cmake:${TESTING} compiler:c11
+TEST_DEPENDS=	googletest>=0:devel/googletest
+
+USES=		cmake:testing compiler:c11
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
+CMAKE_OFF=		ZLIB_ENABLE_TESTS ZLIBNG_ENABLE_TESTS
+CMAKE_TESTING_ON=	ZLIB_ENABLE_TESTS ZLIBNG_ENABLE_TESTS
+
+# error: use of undeclared identifier 'isascii'
+CFLAGS+=	-D__XSI_VISIBLE
+
 PLIST_SUB=	SHLIB_VER=${DISTVERSION}
 
-OPTIONS_DEFINE=		SIMD TEST
+OPTIONS_DEFINE=		SIMD
 OPTIONS_DEFAULT=	SIMD
 
 SIMD_CMAKE_BOOL=	WITH_OPTIM
-TEST_BUILD_DEPENDS=	googletest>=0:devel/googletest
-TEST_CMAKE_BOOL=	ZLIB_ENABLE_TESTS ZLIBNG_ENABLE_TESTS
-# error: use of undeclared identifier 'isascii'
-TEST_CFLAGS=		-D__XSI_VISIBLE
-TEST_VARS=		TESTING=testing
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>