diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 76add43146..d3cea0cfdf 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1188,7 +1188,9 @@ if dns_over_tls != 'false'
         endif
         have = have_gnutls or have_openssl
 else
-        have = have_gnutls = have_openssl = false
+        have = false
+        have_gnutls = false
+        have_openssl = false
 endif
 conf.set10('ENABLE_DNS_OVER_TLS', have)
 conf.set10('DNS_OVER_TLS_USE_GNUTLS', have_gnutls)
@@ -2768,6 +2770,7 @@ endif
 
 fuzzer_exes = []
 
+if get_option('tests') != 'false'
 foreach tuple : fuzzers
         sources = tuple[0]
         link_with = tuple[1].length() > 0 ? tuple[1] : [libshared]
@@ -2792,6 +2795,7 @@ foreach tuple : fuzzers
                 c_args : defs,
                 install : false)
 endforeach
+endif
 
 run_target('fuzzers',
         depends : fuzzer_exes,