diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4c1ad3373..b677b0b7c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -532,10 +532,12 @@ else()
 endif()
 if(NOT cmark_FOUND)
     message(STATUS "Using bundled cmark")
+    set(ORIGINAL_BUILD_TESTING ${BUILD_TESTING})
     set(BUILD_TESTING 0)
     set(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS 0)
     add_subdirectory(libraries/cmark EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL) # Markdown parser
     add_library(cmark::cmark ALIAS cmark)
+    set(BUILD_TESTING ${ORIGINAL_BUILD_TESTING})
 else()
     message(STATUS "Using system cmark")
 endif()