diff --git a/compile-git-with-openssl.sh b/compile-git-with-openssl.sh
index 5d078434f..7620a6532 100755
--- a/compile-git-with-openssl.sh
+++ b/compile-git-with-openssl.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -eu
 # Gather command line options
-SKIPTESTS=
+SKIPTESTS="YES"
 BUILDDIR=
 SKIPINSTALL=
 for i in "$@"; do