diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9b8d2f5fb528ba232c2f4bea33df6b3bc7b8a35e..5c7a9e6b2a47aa7762adfd517d385133a0c38e70 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -106,10 +106,11 @@ if (NOT DEFINED VTKm_ENABLE_TESTING)
     endif()
 endif()
 
-# By default: VTKm_ENABLE_TESTING -> VTKm_ENABLE_TESTING_LIB
+# By default: (VTKm_ENABLE_TESTING OR VTKm_ENABLE_BENCHMARKS) -> VTKm_ENABLE_TESTING_LIBRARY
 include(CMakeDependentOption)
-cmake_dependent_option(VTKm_ENABLE_TESTING_LIBRARY "Enable VTKm Testing Library" OFF "NOT VTKm_ENABLE_TESTING" ON)
-mark_as_advanced(VTKm_ENABLE_TESTING_LIB)
+cmake_dependent_option(VTKm_ENABLE_TESTING_LIBRARY "Enable VTKm Testing Library"
+  OFF "NOT VTKm_ENABLE_TESTING;NOT VTKm_ENABLE_BENCHMARKS" ON)
+mark_as_advanced(VTKm_ENABLE_TESTING_LIBRARY)
 
 vtkm_option(VTKm_USE_DOUBLE_PRECISION "Use double precision for floating point calculations" OFF)
 vtkm_option(VTKm_USE_64BIT_IDS "Use 64-bit indices." ON)