diff --git a/nc_test/CMakeLists.txt b/nc_test/CMakeLists.txt
index 23430f96b..f46ac171f 100644
--- a/nc_test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/nc_test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -68,16 +68,19 @@ ENDFOREACH()
 
 ADD_TEST(nc_test ${EXECUTABLE_OUTPUT_PATH}/nc_test)
 
-IF(BUILD_DISKLESS)
-  add_sh_test(nc_test run_diskless)
-  IF(BUILD_MMAP)
-    add_sh_test(nc_test run_mmap)
-  ENDIF()
-  IF(LARGE_FILE_TESTS)
-    add_sh_test(nc_test run_diskless2)
-  ENDIF()
+IF(BUILD_UTILITIES)
 
-ENDIF()
+  IF(BUILD_DISKLESS)
+    add_sh_test(nc_test run_diskless)
+    IF(BUILD_MMAP)
+      add_sh_test(nc_test run_mmap)
+    ENDIF(BUILD_MMAP)
+    IF(LARGE_FILE_TESTS)
+      add_sh_test(nc_test run_diskless2)
+    ENDIF(LARGE_FILE_TESTS)
+
+  ENDIF(BUILD_DISKLESS)
+ENDIF(BUILD_UTILITIES)
 
 # Copy some test files from current source dir to out-of-tree build dir.
 FILE(GLOB COPY_FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/*.nc ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/*.sh)
diff --git a/nc_test4/CMakeLists.txt b/nc_test4/CMakeLists.txt
index 114a96c54..1b52fb2b8 100644
--- a/nc_test4/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/nc_test4/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,8 +13,12 @@ SET(NC4_TESTS tst_dims tst_dims2 tst_dims3 tst_files tst_files4 tst_vars
   tst_rehash)
 
 # Note, renamegroup needs to be compiled before run_grp_rename
-build_bin_test(renamegroup)
-add_sh_test(nc_test4 run_grp_rename)
+
+IF(BUILD_UTILITIES)
+  build_bin_test(renamegroup)
+  add_sh_test(nc_test4 run_grp_rename)
+  ADD_SH_TEST(nc_test4 tst_misc)
+ENDIF(BUILD_UTILITIES)
 
 ##
 # The shell script, run_empty_vlen_test.sh,
@@ -23,7 +27,7 @@ add_sh_test(nc_test4 run_grp_rename)
 BUILD_BIN_TEST(tst_empty_vlen_unlim)
 ADD_SH_TEST(nc_test4 run_empty_vlen_test)
 
-ADD_SH_TEST(nc_test4 tst_misc)
+
 
 IF(NOT MSVC)
   SET(NC4_TESTS ${NC4_TESTS} tst_interops5 tst_camrun)
diff --git a/ncdap_test/CMakeLists.txt b/ncdap_test/CMakeLists.txt
index 1294fa686..c25b966f7 100644
--- a/ncdap_test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ncdap_test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -43,8 +43,10 @@ IF(ENABLE_TESTS)
   ENDIF()
 
   IF(ENABLE_DAP_REMOTE_TESTS)
-    add_sh_test(ncdap tst_remote3)
-    add_sh_test(ncdap tst_formatx)
+    IF(BUILD_UTILITIES)
+      add_sh_test(ncdap tst_remote3)
+      add_sh_test(ncdap tst_formatx)
+    ENDIF(BUILD_UTILTIES)
     add_bin_test(ncdap test_partvar)
     IF(ENABLE_DAP_LONG_TESTS)
       add_sh_test(ncdap tst_longremote3)