diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/aws-sdk-cpp/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/aws-sdk-cpp/default.nix
index 47d9e7dba4ce..26511c22d0b6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/aws-sdk-cpp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/aws-sdk-cpp/default.nix
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   cmakeFlags =
     lib.optional (!customMemoryManagement) "-DCUSTOM_MEMORY_MANAGEMENT=0"
+    ++ lib.optional (stdenv.buildPlatform != stdenv.hostPlatform) "-DENABLE_TESTING=OFF"
     ++ lib.optional (apis != ["*"])
       "-DBUILD_ONLY=${lib.concatStringsSep ";" apis}";