diff --git a/utest/CMakeLists.txt b/utest/CMakeLists.txt
index 1b426afe7..77a42d84f 100644
--- a/utest/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/utest/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ endif ()
 
 # known to hang with the native Windows and Android threads
 # FIXME needs checking if this works on any of the other platforms
+if (NOT NO_CBLAS)
 if (NOT USE_OPENMP)
 if (OS_CYGWIN_NT OR OS_LINUX)
 set(OpenBLAS_utest_src
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ set(OpenBLAS_utest_src
   )
 endif()
 endif()
+endif()
 
 if (NOT NO_LAPACK)
 set(OpenBLAS_utest_src
diff --git a/utest/Makefile b/utest/Makefile
index e40b3c6db..e071540dc 100644
--- a/utest/Makefile
+++ b/utest/Makefile
@@ -17,11 +17,13 @@ endif
 
 #this does not work with OpenMP nor with native Windows or Android threads
 # FIXME TBD if this works on OSX, SunOS, POWER and zarch
+ifneq ($(NO_CBLAS), 1)
 ifndef USE_OPENMP
 ifeq ($(OSNAME), $(filter $(OSNAME),Linux CYGWIN_NT))
 OBJS += test_fork.o
 endif
 endif
+endif
 
 all : run_test