diff --git a/rviz_rendering/CMakeLists.txt b/rviz_rendering/CMakeLists.txt
index 82add13c0..354fea179 100644
--- a/rviz_rendering/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/rviz_rendering/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ if(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX OR CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "Clang")
 endif()
 
 find_package(ament_cmake REQUIRED)
-find_package(ament_cmake_gtest REQUIRED)
-find_package(ament_cmake_gmock REQUIRED)
 
 # Qt5 boilerplate options from http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/cmake-manual.html
 set(CMAKE_INCLUDE_CURRENT_DIR ON)
@@ -177,6 +175,9 @@ install(DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/ogre_media"
   USE_SOURCE_PERMISSIONS)
 
 if(BUILD_TESTING)
+  find_package(ament_cmake_gmock REQUIRED)
+  find_package(ament_cmake_gtest REQUIRED)
+
   # TODO(wjwwood): replace this with ament_lint_auto() and/or add the copyright linter back
   find_package(ament_cmake_cppcheck REQUIRED)
   find_package(ament_cmake_cpplint REQUIRED)