diff --git a/devel/json-c/Makefile b/devel/json-c/Makefile
index 50e1217fa9d0..39ef11668cf5 100644
--- a/devel/json-c/Makefile
+++ b/devel/json-c/Makefile
@@ -1,32 +1,33 @@
 PORTNAME=	json-c
 PORTVERSION=	0.18
 CATEGORIES=	devel
 MASTER_SITES=	https://s3.amazonaws.com/json-c_releases/releases/ \
 		LOCAL/sunpoet
 
 MAINTAINER=	sunpoet@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) implementation in C
 WWW=		https://github.com/json-c/json-c/wiki
 
 LICENSE=	MIT
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
 
 USES=		cmake:testing compiler:c11 cpe pathfix
 
-CMAKE_OFF=	DISABLE_BSYMBOLIC \
+CMAKE_OFF=	BUILD_TESTING \
+		DISABLE_BSYMBOLIC \
 		DISABLE_JSON_PATCH \
 		DISABLE_JSON_POINTER \
 		DISABLE_STATIC_FPIC \
 		DISABLE_THREAD_LOCAL_STORAGE \
 		ENABLE_RDRAND \
 		ENABLE_THREADING \
 		OVERRIDE_GET_RANDOM_SEED
 CMAKE_ON=	BUILD_SHARED_LIBS \
 		BUILD_STATIC_LIBS \
 		DISABLE_EXTRA_LIBS \
 		DISABLE_WERROR
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
 CPE_VENDOR=	json-c_project
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>