diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 783c47b92..82b33bb45 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -170,13 +170,17 @@ find_host_package(PythonInterp)
 
 if("${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME}" STREQUAL "Linux" OR "${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME}" STREQUAL "Darwin")
   macro(spvtools_check_symbol_exports TARGET)
-    add_test(NAME spirv-tools-symbol-exports-${TARGET}
-             COMMAND ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE}
-             ${spirv-tools_SOURCE_DIR}/utils/check_symbol_exports.py "$<TARGET_FILE:${TARGET}>")
+    if (NOT "${SPIRV_SKIP_TESTS}")
+      add_test(NAME spirv-tools-symbol-exports-${TARGET}
+               COMMAND ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE}
+               ${spirv-tools_SOURCE_DIR}/utils/check_symbol_exports.py "$<TARGET_FILE:${TARGET}>")
+    endif()
   endmacro()
 else()
   macro(spvtools_check_symbol_exports TARGET)
-    message("Skipping symbol exports test for ${TARGET}")
+    if (NOT "${SPIRV_SKIP_TESTS}")
+      message("Skipping symbol exports test for ${TARGET}")
+    endif()
   endmacro()
 endif()