diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 2b9a9d6..80fcf60 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ if meson.is_subproject() == false
 
   # Building tester tool for the original QuickNES
 
+  if get_option('buildQuickNES') == true
   quickNESTester = executable('quickNESTester',
     'source/tester.cpp',
     cpp_args            : [ commonCompileArgs, '-w', '-DDISABLE_AUTO_FILE', '-D__LIBRETRO__', '-DNDEBUG', '-DBLARGG_NONPORTABLE'  ],
@@ -63,8 +64,11 @@ if meson.is_subproject() == false
     sources             : [ commonSources ],
     include_directories : [ commonIncludes ]
   )
+  endif
 
   # Building tests
+  if get_option('buildQuickNES') == true
   subdir('tests')
-
+  endif
+  
 endif # If not subproject
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diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 45b6382..7226cf1 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,20 @@ option('buildPlayer',
   yield: true
 )
 
+option('buildQuickNES',
+  type : 'boolean',
+  value : true,
+  description : 'Build quickNES core',
+  yield: true
+)
+
+option('buildTests',
+  type : 'boolean',
+  value : true,
+  description : 'Build tests',
+  yield: true
+)
+
 option('onlyOpenSource',
   type : 'boolean',
   value : false,
diff --git a/source/meson.build b/source/meson.build
index d4ff46e..cf5591d 100644
--- a/source/meson.build
+++ b/source/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # Getting core configurations
+if get_option('buildQuickNES') == true
 subdir('quickNES')
+endif
+
 subdir('quickerNES')
 
 # Tool Configuration