diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9892da4296b7..1984be72d05d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ CPMAddPackage(
   GITHUB_REPOSITORY google/googletest
   GIT_TAG release-1.12.1
   VERSION 1.12.1
-  OPTIONS "INSTALL_GTEST ON" "gtest_force_shared_crt ON"
+  OPTIONS "INSTALL_GTEST OFF" "gtest_force_shared_crt ON"
 )
 
 
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 03ab524ab4ab..3515c9b500c4 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 
 enable_testing()
+include(GoogleTest)
 add_library(test_common_libs INTERFACE)
+target_include_directories(test_common_libs INTERFACE "${gtest_SOURCE_DIR}/include")
 target_link_libraries(test_common_libs INTERFACE pthread stdc++fs gtest gtest_main)
 
 add_subdirectory(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/tt_metal/tt_metal)