diff --git a/bootstrap-common.sh b/bootstrap-common.sh
index 659ded1..6296856 100755
--- a/bootstrap-common.sh
+++ b/bootstrap-common.sh
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ fi
 download libogg "${LIBOGG_VERSION}" "${LIBOGG_URL}"
 build_autoconf libogg "${LIBOGG_VERSION}"
 
-if [ "${CROSS_COMPILING}" -eq 0 ]; then
+if [ "${CROSS_COMPILING}" -eq 0 ] && [ -z "${PAWPAW_SKIP_TESTS}" ]; then
     run_make libogg "${LIBOGG_VERSION}" "check -j 1"
 fi
 
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ LIBVORBIS_EXTRAFLAGS="--disable-examples"
 download libvorbis "${LIBVORBIS_VERSION}" "${LIBVORBIS_URL}"
 build_autoconf libvorbis "${LIBVORBIS_VERSION}" "${LIBVORBIS_EXTRAFLAGS}"
 
-if [ "${CROSS_COMPILING}" -eq 0 ]; then
+if [ "${CROSS_COMPILING}" -eq 0 ] && [ -z "${PAWPAW_SKIP_TESTS}" ]; then
     run_make libvorbis "${LIBVORBIS_VERSION}" "check -j 1"
 fi
 
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ fi
 download flac "${FLAC_VERSION}" "${FLAC_URL}" "tar.xz"
 build_autoconf flac "${FLAC_VERSION}" "${FLAC_EXTRAFLAGS}"
 
-if [ "${CROSS_COMPILING}" -eq 0 ]; then
+if [ "${CROSS_COMPILING}" -eq 0 ] && [ -z "${PAWPAW_SKIP_TESTS}" ]; then
     run_make flac "${FLAC_VERSION}" "check -j 1"
 fi
 
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ fi
 download opus "${OPUS_VERSION}" "${OPUS_URL}"
 build_autoconf opus "${OPUS_VERSION}" "${OPUS_EXTRAFLAGS}"
 
-if [ "${CROSS_COMPILING}" -eq 0 ]; then
+if [ "${CROSS_COMPILING}" -eq 0 ] && [ -z "${PAWPAW_SKIP_TESTS}" ]; then
     run_make opus "${OPUS_VERSION}" check
 fi
 
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ download libsndfile "${LIBSNDFILE_VERSION}" "${LIBSNDFILE_URL}" "tar.xz"
 
 build_autoconf libsndfile "${LIBSNDFILE_VERSION}" "${LIBSNDFILE_EXTRAFLAGS}"
 
-if [ "${CROSS_COMPILING}" -eq 0 ]; then
+if [ "${CROSS_COMPILING}" -eq 0 ] && [ -z "${PAWPAW_SKIP_TESTS}" ]; then
     run_make libsndfile "${LIBSNDFILE_VERSION}" check
 fi
 
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ fi
 download libsamplerate "${LIBSAMPLERATE_VERSION}" "${LIBSAMPLERATE_URL}"
 build_autoconf libsamplerate "${LIBSAMPLERATE_VERSION}" "${LIBSAMPLERATE_EXTRAFLAGS}"
 
-if [ "${CROSS_COMPILING}" -eq 0 ] && [ "${MACOS}" -eq 0 ]; then
+if [ "${CROSS_COMPILING}" -eq 0 ] && [ "${MACOS}" -eq 0 ] && [ -z "${PAWPAW_SKIP_TESTS}" ]; then
     run_make libsamplerate "${LIBSAMPLERATE_VERSION}" check
 fi