diff --git a/testenv/Makefile.am b/testenv/Makefile.am
index 9fa73d3..82b66a4 100644
--- a/testenv/Makefile.am
+++ b/testenv/Makefile.am
@@ -38,9 +38,7 @@ AM_TESTS_ENVIRONMENT = export WGETRC=/dev/null; MAKE_CHECK=True; export MAKE_CHE
  export PYTHONPATH=$$PYTHONPATH:$(srcdir); export VALGRIND_TESTS="@VALGRIND_TESTS@";
 
 if WITH_SSL
-  SSL_TESTS = Test--https.py Test--https-crl.py Test-hsts.py
-else
-  SSL_TESTS =
+  AM_TESTS_ENVIRONMENT += SSL_TESTS=1;
 endif
 
 if HAVE_PYTHON3
@@ -63,6 +61,7 @@ if HAVE_PYTHON3
     Test-Head.py                                    \
     Test--https.py                                  \
     Test--https-crl.py                              \
+    Test-hsts.py                                    \
     Test-O.py                                       \
     Test-Post.py                                    \
     Test-504.py                                     \
@@ -71,7 +70,6 @@ if HAVE_PYTHON3
     Test-redirect-crash.py                          \
     Test-reserved-chars.py                          \
     Test-condget.py                                 \
-    $(SSL_TESTS)                                    \
     $(METALINK_TESTS)
 
 endif
diff --git a/testenv/Test--https-crl.py b/testenv/Test--https-crl.py
index 9330a1e..e3724cd 100755
--- a/testenv/Test--https-crl.py
+++ b/testenv/Test--https-crl.py
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ import os
     This test ensures that Wget can download files from HTTPS Servers
 """
 TEST_NAME = "HTTPS CRL"
+if os.getenv('SSL_TESTS') != '1':
+    exit (77)
+
 ############# File Definitions ###############################################
 File1 = "Would you like some Tea?"
 File2 = "With lemon or cream?"
diff --git a/testenv/Test--https.py b/testenv/Test--https.py
index b8d4faf..5e29e4f 100755
--- a/testenv/Test--https.py
+++ b/testenv/Test--https.py
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ import os
     This test ensures that Wget can download files from HTTPS Servers
 """
 TEST_NAME = "HTTPS Downloads"
+if os.getenv('SSL_TESTS') != '1':
+    exit (77)
+
 ############# File Definitions ###############################################
 File1 = "Would you like some Tea?"
 File2 = "With lemon or cream?"
diff --git a/testenv/Test-hsts.py b/testenv/Test-hsts.py
index 4290929..0559754 100755
--- a/testenv/Test-hsts.py
+++ b/testenv/Test-hsts.py
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ def create_hsts_database(path, host, port):
     f.close()
 
 TEST_NAME = "HSTS basic test"
+if os.getenv('SSL_TESTS') != '1':
+    exit (77)
 
 File_Name = "hw"
 File_Content = "Hello, world!"