diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index f5df3c026..4ca48530d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
             dependencies: "sudo apt install ninja-build"
             build-type: Release
             self-host: true
-            extra-cmake-flags: "-DSNMALLOC_BENCHMARK_INDIVIDUAL_MITIGATIONS=On -DBUILD_TESTING=Off"
+            extra-cmake-flags: "-DSNMALLOC_BENCHMARK_INDIVIDUAL_MITIGATIONS=On -DSNMALLOC_BUILD_TESTING=Off"
           # Check that we can build specifically with libstdc++
           - os: "ubuntu-latest"
             variant: "libstdc++ (Build only)"
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f2d1233b1..1d9cbb6d1 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ include(CheckIPOSupported)
 include(CMakeDependentOption)
 
 # Name chosen for compatibility with CTest.
-option(BUILD_TESTING "Build test programs as well as shims" ON)
+option(SNMALLOC_BUILD_TESTING "Build test programs as well as shims" ON)
 
 option(SNMALLOC_HEADER_ONLY_LIBRARY "Use snmalloc has a header-only library" OFF)
 # Options that apply globally
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ if(NOT SNMALLOC_HEADER_ONLY_LIBRARY)
 
   set(TESTDIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/test)
 
-  if(BUILD_TESTING)
+  if(SNMALLOC_BUILD_TESTING)
     enable_testing()
     subdirlist(TEST_CATEGORIES ${TESTDIR})
   else()
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ if(NOT SNMALLOC_HEADER_ONLY_LIBRARY)
     target_compile_definitions(snmallocshim-checks-rust PRIVATE SNMALLOC_CHECK_CLIENT)
   endif()
 
-  if (BUILD_TESTING)
+  if (SNMALLOC_BUILD_TESTING)
     if (WIN32
     OR (CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL NetBSD)
     OR (CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL OpenBSD)
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ if(NOT SNMALLOC_HEADER_ONLY_LIBRARY)
       set(DEFINES "SNMALLOC_CHECK_CLIENT_MITIGATIONS=${MITIGATION}")
       add_shim(snmallocshim-${MITIGATION} SHARED ${SHIM_FILES})
       target_compile_definitions(snmallocshim-${MITIGATION} PRIVATE ${DEFINES})
-      if (BUILD_TESTING)
+      if (SNMALLOC_BUILD_TESTING)
         make_tests(${MITIGATION} ${DEFINES})
       endif()
     endforeach()
@@ -511,13 +511,15 @@ if(NOT SNMALLOC_HEADER_ONLY_LIBRARY)
       set(DEFINES "-DSNMALLOC_CHECK_CLIENT_MITIGATIONS=${MITIGATIONSET}")
       add_shim(snmallocshim-${MITIGATIONNAME} SHARED ${SHIM_FILES})
       target_compile_definitions(snmallocshim-${MITIGATIONNAME} PRIVATE ${DEFINES})
-      if (BUILD_TESTING)
+      if (SNMALLOC_BUILD_TESTING)
         make_tests(${MITIGATIONNAME} ${DEFINES})
       endif()
     endforeach()
   endif()
 
-  clangformat_targets()
+  if (SNMALLOC_BUILD_TESTING)
+    clangformat_targets()
+  endif ()
 endif()
 
 install(TARGETS snmalloc EXPORT snmallocConfig)