diff --git a/intl/locale/Makefile.in b/intl/locale/Makefile.in
index aa800e8c7db..b02c7dab814 100644
--- a/intl/locale/Makefile.in
+++ b/intl/locale/Makefile.in
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ include $(DEPTH)/config/autoconf.mk
 DIRS	=  public src
 
 ifdef ENABLE_TESTS
-DIRS += tests
+# DIRS += tests
 endif
 
 include $(topsrcdir)/config/rules.mk
diff --git a/intl/uconv/Makefile.in b/intl/uconv/Makefile.in
index 76a9bc34c3b..4eafa0c158d 100644
--- a/intl/uconv/Makefile.in
+++ b/intl/uconv/Makefile.in
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ DIRS += ucvja ucvja2
 DIRS += ucvlatin
 
 ifdef ENABLE_TESTS
-DIRS += tests
+# DIRS += tests
 endif
 
 include $(topsrcdir)/config/rules.mk