diff --git a/package/igt-gpu-tools/igt-gpu-tools.mk b/package/igt-gpu-tools/igt-gpu-tools.mk
index 927a1225a5..d4997c9c28 100644
--- a/package/igt-gpu-tools/igt-gpu-tools.mk
+++ b/package/igt-gpu-tools/igt-gpu-tools.mk
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ IGT_GPU_TOOLS_DEPENDENCIES = \
 	udev \
 	zlib
 
+IGT_GPU_TOOLS_CONF_OPTS = -Dtests=disabled
+
 # On x86 systems, libigt resolves igt_half_to_float and igt_float_to_half as
 # indirect functions at runtime by checking CPU features with igt_x86_features.
 # The igt_x86_features function is implemented is a different object and the