diff --git a/SuperBuild/CMake/External_ossim.cmake b/SuperBuild/CMake/External_ossim.cmake
index 7657978fc8d781dc8371f84c6be9757b13f75aa4..44c631348a56ef1e66374f47a6e723a6fbfd6828 100644
--- a/SuperBuild/CMake/External_ossim.cmake
+++ b/SuperBuild/CMake/External_ossim.cmake
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ else()
     -DBUILD_OSSIM_FREETYPE_SUPPORT:BOOL=ON
     -DBUILD_OSSIM_APPS:BOOL=OFF
     -DBUILD_OSSIM_TESTS:BOOL=OFF
+    -DBUILD_OSSIM_TEST_APPS:BOOL=OFF
     -DBUILD_OSSIM_FRAMEWORKS:BOOL=OFF
     -DINSTALL_ARCHIVE_DIR:STRING=lib
     -DINSTALL_LIBRARY_DIR:STRING=lib