diff --git a/testing/adios2/interface/CMakeLists.txt b/testing/adios2/interface/CMakeLists.txt
index 3ef83cbafc..997bd37882 100644
--- a/testing/adios2/interface/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/testing/adios2/interface/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,5 +7,9 @@ gtest_add_tests_helper(Interface ${test_mpi} ADIOS Interface. "")
 gtest_add_tests_helper(Write ${test_mpi} ADIOSInterface Interface. "")
 gtest_add_tests_helper(DefineVariable ${test_mpi} ADIOS Interface. "")
 gtest_add_tests_helper(DefineAttribute ${test_mpi} ADIOS Interface. "")
-gtest_add_tests_helper(Selection ${test_mpi} ADIOS Interface. "")
+if(ADIOS2_HAVE_MPI)
+  gtest_add_tests_helper(Selection NOEXEC ADIOS Interface. "")
+else()
+  gtest_add_tests_helper(Selection FALSE ADIOS Interface. "")
+endif()
 gtest_add_tests_helper(NoMpi FALSE ADIOS Interface. "")