diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index fc6d913..5de053d 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -66,6 +66,6 @@ meson.override_dependency('ev_helpers', helpers_dep)
 meson.override_dependency('ev_log', log_dep)
 meson.override_dependency('evol-headers', headers_dep)
 
-if get_option('build_evh_tests')
+if get_option('build_tests')
   subdir('tests')
 endif
diff --git a/meson.options b/meson.options
index 93842a5..2ac85df 100644
--- a/meson.options
+++ b/meson.options
@@ -1 +1 @@
-option('build_evh_tests', type: 'boolean', value: true, description: 'Build the tests', yield: true)
+option('build_tests', type: 'boolean', value: true, description: 'Build the tests')