diff --git a/test/unit_tests/sundials/CMakeLists.txt b/test/unit_tests/sundials/CMakeLists.txt
index e5fc937f5b..1fd2924cce 100644
--- a/test/unit_tests/sundials/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/unit_tests/sundials/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,8 +10,11 @@
 # SUNDIALS Copyright End
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------
 
-add_executable(test_sundials_errors test_sundials_errors.cpp)
-target_link_libraries(test_sundials_errors PRIVATE sundials_core sundials_nvecserial GTest::gtest_main GTest::gmock)
-gtest_discover_tests(test_sundials_errors)
+if(SUNDIALS_ENABLE_ERROR_CHECKS)
+  add_executable(test_sundials_errors test_sundials_errors.cpp)
+  target_link_libraries(test_sundials_errors
+     PRIVATE sundials_core sundials_nvecserial GTest::gtest_main GTest::gmock)
+  gtest_discover_tests(test_sundials_errors)
+endif()
 
 add_subdirectory(reductions)