diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e08c745..67273fa 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ endif()
 include(GNUInstallDirs)
 
 add_subdirectory(lib)
-if(NOT BUILD_EXPORTED_TARGETS_ONLY AND BUILD_TESTING)
+include(CTest) # note: this adds a BUILD_TESTING which defaults to ON
+if(BUILD_TESTING)
   enable_testing()
   add_subdirectory(test)
 endif()
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 2c1d012..c6119e1 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ You can influence the configuration via CMake-variables, which are listed in
 `config.cmake <config.cmake>`_. You can either modify the values directly there
 or pass them as command line options at the configuration phase, e.g.::
 
-  FC=ifort cmake -B _build -DBUILD_LIBRARY_ONLY=True
+  FC=ifort cmake -B _build -DBUILD_TESTING=NO .
   
 
 Testing
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ A few tests / usage examples can be found in the `test/` subdirectory,
 a sub-set of which can be checked with ctest. The compiled test
 programs will be in the `test/` subfolder of your build directory.
 
-To enable building, include the cmake option -DBUILD_TESTING=ON
+To disable building tests, include the cmake option -DBUILD_TESTING=OFF
 
 
 Using the library