diff --git a/test/cmake_test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/cmake_test/CMakeLists.txt
index 0410f4236..d214302a2 100644
--- a/test/cmake_test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/cmake_test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ elseif(BOOST_CI_BOOST_SUBDIR_TEST)
         set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})
     endif()
     set(BOOST_URL_BUILD_TESTS OFF CACHE BOOL "Build the tests." FORCE)
-    set(PREV_BUILD_TESTING ${BUILD_TESTING} OFF CACHE BOOL "Build the tests." FORCE)
+    set(PREV_BUILD_TESTING ${BUILD_TESTING})
     set(BUILD_TESTING OFF CACHE BOOL "Build the tests." FORCE)
     set(BOOST_INCLUDE_LIBRARIES url)
     add_subdirectory(../../../.. boost)
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ elseif(BOOST_CI_URL_SUBDIR_TEST)
     set(BOOST_URL_BUILD_TESTS OFF CACHE BOOL "Build the tests." FORCE)
     set(BOOST_URL_BUILD_FUZZERS OFF CACHE BOOL "Build the fuzzers." FORCE)
     set(BOOST_URL_BUILD_EXAMPLES OFF CACHE BOOL "Build the examples." FORCE)
-    set(PREV_BUILD_TESTING ${BUILD_TESTING} OFF CACHE BOOL "Build the tests." FORCE)
+    set(PREV_BUILD_TESTING ${BUILD_TESTING})
     set(BUILD_TESTING OFF CACHE BOOL "Build the tests." FORCE)
     file(GLOB subdirs RELATIVE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../.. ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../../*)
     foreach(subdir ${subdirs})