diff --git a/Makefile.pre.in b/Makefile.pre.in
index 7f4ec2f..e270bf2 100644
--- a/Makefile.pre.in
+++ b/Makefile.pre.in
@@ -1038,6 +1038,7 @@ libinstall:	build_all $(srcdir)/Lib/$(PLATDIR) $(srcdir)/Modules/xxmodule.c
 		done; \
 	done
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/LICENSE $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)/LICENSE.txt
+ifeq (@COMPILE_ALL_TESTS@,yes)
 	if test -d $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)/distutils/tests; then \
 		$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/Modules/xxmodule.c \
 			$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)/distutils/tests ; \
@@ -1064,6 +1065,7 @@ libinstall:	build_all $(srcdir)/Lib/$(PLATDIR) $(srcdir)/Modules/xxmodule.c
 		$(PYTHON_FOR_BUILD) -m lib2to3.pgen2.driver $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)/lib2to3/Grammar.txt
 	-PYTHONPATH=$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST) $(RUNSHARED) \
 		$(PYTHON_FOR_BUILD) -m lib2to3.pgen2.driver $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)/lib2to3/PatternGrammar.txt
+endif
 
 # Create the PLATDIR source directory, if one wasn't distributed..
 $(srcdir)/Lib/$(PLATDIR):