diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 09f4e5c80f..2543586cab 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -821,5 +821,7 @@ add_subdirectory(external)
 if((NRN_ENABLE_NMODL OR NRN_ENABLE_CORENEURON) AND NRN_ENABLE_TESTS)
   add_subdirectory(nmodl/transpiler/unit)
   add_subdirectory(nmodl/transpiler/integration)
-  add_subdirectory(nmodl/transpiler/usecases)
+  if(NRN_ENABLE_PYTHON AND NOT NRN_SANITIZERS)
+    add_subdirectory(nmodl/transpiler/usecases)
+  endif()
 endif()