diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index ffde9b8e..511166b3 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ $(LIBSECP256K1): $(wildcard secp256k1/src/*) $(wildcard secp256k1/include/*)
 	$(AM_V_at)$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) -C $(@D) $(@F)
 
 LIBSNARK_CXXFLAGS = -fPIC -DBINARY_OUTPUT -DNO_PT_COMPRESSION=1 -fstack-protector-all
-LIBSNARK_CONFIG_FLAGS = CURVE=ALT_BN128 NO_PROCPS=1 NO_DOCS=1 STATIC=1 NO_SUPERCOP=1 FEATUREFLAGS=-DMONTGOMERY_OUTPUT NO_COPY_DEPINST=1 NO_COMPILE_LIBGTEST=1
+LIBSNARK_CONFIG_FLAGS = CURVE=ALT_BN128 NO_PROCPS=1 NO_DOCS=1 STATIC=1 NO_SUPERCOP=1 FEATUREFLAGS=-DMONTGOMERY_OUTPUT NO_COPY_DEPINST=1 NO_COMPILE_LIBGTEST=1 NO_GTEST=1
 if HAVE_OPENMP
 LIBSNARK_CONFIG_FLAGS += MULTICORE=1
 endif
diff --git a/src/snark/Makefile b/src/snark/Makefile
index b865f992..bb715625 100644
--- a/src/snark/Makefile
+++ b/src/snark/Makefile
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ EXEC_OBJS =$(patsubst %,%.o,$(EXECUTABLES) $(EXECUTABLES_WITH_GTEST) $(EXECUTABL
 GTEST_OBJS =$(patsubst %.cpp,%.o,$(GTEST_SRCS))
 
 all: \
-     $(if $(NO_GTEST),,$(EXECUTABLES_WITH_GTEST) $(GTEST_TESTS)) \
+     $(if $(NO_GTEST),$(LIBSNARK_A),$(EXECUTABLES_WITH_GTEST) $(GTEST_TESTS)) \
      $(if $(NO_SUPERCOP),,$(EXECUTABLES_WITH_SUPERCOP)) \
      $(EXECUTABLES) \
      $(if $(NO_DOCS),,doc)