diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2065e3e8ee8a..4077e2c943e1 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -318,7 +318,9 @@ endif()
 # Benchmarks and tests at some places are coupled which is not great. See
 # velox/vector/CMakeLists.txt. TODO: Decouple.
 set(VELOX_DISABLE_GOOGLETEST OFF)
-if(NOT VELOX_BUILD_TESTING AND NOT VELOX_ENABLE_BENCHMARKS_BASIC)
+if(NOT VELOX_BUILD_TEST_UTILS
+   AND NOT VELOX_BUILD_TESTING
+   AND NOT VELOX_ENABLE_BENCHMARKS_BASIC)
   set(VELOX_DISABLE_GOOGLETEST ON)
   add_definitions(-DVELOX_DISABLE_GOOGLETEST)
 endif()