diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0a17358f..3b6b79ef 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ option(FMT_DOC "Generate the doc target." ${MASTER_PROJECT})
 option(FMT_INSTALL "Generate the install target." ${MASTER_PROJECT})
 option(FMT_TEST "Generate the test target." ${MASTER_PROJECT})
 option(FMT_FUZZ "Generate the fuzz target." OFF)
+option(FMT_CUDA_TEST "Generate the cuda-test target." OFF)
 
 project(FMT CXX)
 
diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 8aab2c91..2fee2125 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -229,20 +229,22 @@ if (FMT_PEDANTIC AND NOT WIN32)
     "-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}")
 endif ()
 
-# Activate optional CUDA tests if CUDA is found. For version selection, see
+# Activate optional CUDA tests if CUDA is found. For version selection see
 # https://docs.nvidia.com/cuda/cuda-c-programming-guide/index.html#cpp14-language-features
-if (${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_LESS 3.15)
-  find_package(CUDA 9.0)
-else ()
-  include(CheckLanguage)
-  check_language(CUDA)
-  if (CMAKE_CUDA_COMPILER)
-    enable_language(CUDA OPTIONAL)
-    set(CUDA_FOUND TRUE)
+if (FMT_CUDA_TEST)
+  if (${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_LESS 3.15)
+    find_package(CUDA 9.0)
+  else ()
+    include(CheckLanguage)
+    check_language(CUDA)
+    if (CMAKE_CUDA_COMPILER)
+      enable_language(CUDA OPTIONAL)
+      set(CUDA_FOUND TRUE)
+    endif ()
+  endif ()
+
+  if (CUDA_FOUND)
+    add_subdirectory(cuda-test)
+    add_test(NAME cuda-test COMMAND fmt-in-cuda-test)
   endif ()
 endif ()
-
-if (CUDA_FOUND)
-  add_subdirectory(cuda-test)
-  add_test(NAME cuda-test COMMAND fmt-in-cuda-test)
-endif ()