diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c54ac8acf..00204bbd2 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ project(${PROJECT_NAME} CXX)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 20)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED YES)
 
-option(BUILD_TESTS DEFAULT ON)
+option(BUILD_FAKER_TESTS DEFAULT ON)
 
 if (MSVC)
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} /std:c++20 /permissive-")
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ target_include_directories(${LIBRARY_NAME}
         "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/include"
         )
 
-if (BUILD_TESTS)
+if (BUILD_FAKER_TESTS)
     add_subdirectory(externals/googletest)
 
     set(GTEST_INCLUDE_DIR "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/externals/googletest/googletest/include")
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bc2d052fc..fe29f3442 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ C++ Faker is a modern C++20 open-source library for generating fake data for tes
 
 The library is heavily inspired by [Faker.js](https://github.com/faker-js/faker).
 
-Dependencies: GTest for building library tests (can be disabled by setting CMake flag BUILD_TESTS=OFF)
+Dependencies: GTest for building library tests (can be disabled by setting CMake flag BUILD_FAKER_TESTS=OFF)
 
 ## 🎯 Goal