diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d10ec6a..db80f76 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.14.0 FATAL_ERROR)
 project(Dyninst-External-Tests)
 
+# Not all systems have static libs (e.g., libc.a)
+option(
+  DYNINST_DISABLE_STATIC_TESTS
+  "Disable building and executing statically-linked tests"
+  OFF
+)
+
 find_package(Dyninst 13.0.0 REQUIRED)
 
 enable_testing()
diff --git a/dyninstAPI/CMakeLists.txt b/dyninstAPI/CMakeLists.txt
index d3a5ad4..9fb0a00 100644
--- a/dyninstAPI/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/dyninstAPI/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,4 +7,6 @@ target_link_libraries(dyninstAPI_insertion_operators
 add_executable(dyninstAPI_includes includes.cpp)
 target_link_libraries(dyninstAPI_includes PRIVATE Dyninst::dyninstAPI)
 
-add_subdirectory(static_ctors_dtors)
+if(NOT DYNINST_DISABLE_STATIC_TESTS)
+  add_subdirectory(static_ctors_dtors)
+endif()