diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index fa210ad72..c6c7bd2f7 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -168,9 +168,11 @@ ifndef NO_FBLAS
 	$(MAKE) -C test all
 endif
 endif
+ifneq ($(NO_UTEST), 1)
 ifneq ($(ONLY_CBLAS), 1)
 	$(MAKE) -C utest all
 endif
+endif
 ifneq ($(NO_CBLAS), 1)
 ifneq ($(ONLY_CBLAS), 1)
 	$(MAKE) -C ctest all