diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index bdae427..c989b14 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ clean:
 
 meson: modules
 	@echo "[Invoking Meson]"
-	@mkdir -p build-meson && cd build-meson && meson --buildtype=release -Dc_args=-O3 && ninja
+	@mkdir -p build-meson && cd build-meson && meson --buildtype=release -Dc_args=-O3 -Dtests=true && ninja
 
 rebuild: modules
 	@echo "[Running Ninja only]"
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ cmake: modules
 
 debug: modules
 	@echo "[Invoking Meson]"
-	@mkdir -p build-debug && cd build-debug && (meson --buildtype=debugoptimized -Db_sanitize=address) && ninja
+	@mkdir -p build-debug && cd build-debug && (meson --buildtype=debugoptimized -Db_sanitize=address -Dtests=true) && ninja
 
 dist: release
 	cd build && ninja-dist
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 94ee6d1..0f394c2 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ project(
 
 cpp = meson.get_compiler('cpp')
 
+opt_compile_with_tests = get_option('tests')
+
 ############
 # CXXFLAGS #
 ############
@@ -29,16 +31,18 @@ racon_thread_dep = dependency('threads', required : true)
 racon_zlib_dep = dependency('zlib', required: true, version : '>= 1.2.11', fallback : ['zlib', 'zlib_dep'])
 
 # Google test.
-gtest_dep = dependency('gtest', main : true, required : false)
-if not gtest_dep.found()
-    gtest_proj = subproject('gtest')
-    gtest_inc = gtest_proj.get_variable('gtest_incdir')
-    gtest_lib = static_library('gtest', gtest_proj.get_variable('gtest_libsources'),
-                                gtest_proj.get_variable('gtest_mainsources'),
-                                include_directories : gtest_inc)
-
-    gtest_dep = declare_dependency(include_directories : gtest_inc,
-                               link_with : gtest_lib, dependencies: racon_thread_dep)
+if (not meson.is_subproject()) and opt_compile_with_tests
+    gtest_dep = dependency('gtest', main : true, required : false)
+    if not gtest_dep.found()
+        gtest_proj = subproject('gtest')
+        gtest_inc = gtest_proj.get_variable('gtest_incdir')
+        gtest_lib = static_library('gtest', gtest_proj.get_variable('gtest_libsources'),
+                                    gtest_proj.get_variable('gtest_mainsources'),
+                                    include_directories : gtest_inc)
+
+        gtest_dep = declare_dependency(include_directories : gtest_inc,
+                                   link_with : gtest_lib, dependencies: racon_thread_dep)
+    endif
 endif
 
 #######################
@@ -80,7 +84,11 @@ racon_include_directories = [include_directories('src'), include_directories('te
 
 subdir('vendor')
 subdir('src')
-subdir('test')
+
+if (not meson.is_subproject()) and opt_compile_with_tests
+  subdir('test')
+endif
+
 
 all_sources = racon_cpp_sources + vendor_cpp_sources
 
@@ -108,13 +116,16 @@ if not meson.is_subproject()
   ######################
   # Tests              #
   ######################
-  if gtest_dep.found()
-      tests_bin = executable(
-          'racon_test',
-          racon_test_cpp_sources,
-          dependencies : [racon_thread_dep, racon_zlib_dep, gtest_dep],
-          include_directories : racon_include_directories + vendor_include_directories + racon_test_include_directories,
-          link_with : [racon_lib, vendor_lib],
-          cpp_args : [racon_warning_flags, racon_cpp_flags, racon_test_extra_flags])
+  if opt_compile_with_tests
+      if gtest_dep.found()
+          tests_bin = executable(
+              'racon_test',
+              racon_test_cpp_sources,
+              dependencies : [racon_thread_dep, racon_zlib_dep, gtest_dep],
+              include_directories : racon_include_directories + vendor_include_directories + racon_test_include_directories,
+              link_with : [racon_lib, vendor_lib],
+              cpp_args : [racon_warning_flags, racon_cpp_flags, racon_test_extra_flags])
+      endif
   endif
+
 endif
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5768b54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+option('tests', type : 'boolean', value : true, description : 'Enable dependencies required for testing')