diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1e73f635da..xxxxxxxxxx 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -193,6 +193,10 @@ if (WITH_SYSTEM_PROVIDED_3PARTY)
   find_package(jansson CONFIG REQUIRED)
   find_package(pugixml REQUIRED)
   find_package(utf8cpp REQUIRED)
+
+  if (NOT SKIP_TESTS)
+    find_package(GTest REQUIRED)
+  endif()
 endif()