diff --git a/CMake/AbseilHelpers.cmake b/CMake/AbseilHelpers.cmake
index e9fc2a3a0..0b7b0b8d5 100644
--- a/CMake/AbseilHelpers.cmake
+++ b/CMake/AbseilHelpers.cmake
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ function(absl_cc_library)
     ${ARGN}
   )
 
-  if (NOT ABSL_CC_LIB_TESTONLY OR BUILD_TESTING)
+  if (NOT ABSL_CC_LIB_TESTONLY OR ABSL_RUN_TESTS)
     set(_NAME "absl_${ABSL_CC_LIB_NAME}")
     string(TOUPPER ${_NAME} _UPPER_NAME)