diff --git a/dep/CMakeLists.txt b/dep/CMakeLists.txt
index 5b00dbbfa..068ac3185 100644
--- a/dep/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/dep/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-add_subdirectory(cubeb)
 add_subdirectory(glad)
-add_subdirectory(googletest)
 add_subdirectory(libcue)
 add_subdirectory(stb)
 add_subdirectory(zlib)
@@ -14,6 +12,8 @@ add_subdirectory(glslang)
 add_subdirectory(vulkan-loader)
 
 if(NOT BUILD_LIBRETRO_CORE)
+  add_subdirectory(googletest)
+  add_subdirectory(cubeb)
   add_subdirectory(imgui)
   add_subdirectory(simpleini)
   add_subdirectory(tinyxml2)