diff --git a/codegen/test/CMakeLists.txt b/codegen/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 4841ca7e15..e943d4ff5b 100644
--- a/codegen/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/codegen/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,17 +1,19 @@
 list(APPEND CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH /opt/rocm)
 add_subdirectory(rtc)
 file(GLOB TEST_SRCS CONFIGURE_DEPENDS *.cpp)
-foreach(TEST_SRC ${TEST_SRCS})
-  set_source_files_properties(${TEST_SRC} PROPERTIES LANGUAGE HIP)
-  get_filename_component(BASE_NAME ${TEST_SRC} NAME_WE)
-  add_executable(codegen_test_${BASE_NAME} ${TEST_SRC})
-  add_dependencies(codegen codegen_test_${BASE_NAME})
-  add_dependencies(tests codegen_test_${BASE_NAME})
-  add_dependencies(check codegen_test_${BASE_NAME})
-  add_test(NAME codegen_test_${BASE_NAME} COMMAND codegen_test_${BASE_NAME})
-  message("adding test codegen_test_${BASE_NAME}")
-  target_link_libraries(codegen_test_${BASE_NAME} ck_rtc ck_host)
-  target_include_directories(codegen_test_${BASE_NAME} PUBLIC include())
-  target_include_directories(codegen_test_${BASE_NAME} PUBLIC ${CK_ROOT}/include)
-  target_include_directories(codegen_test_${BASE_NAME} PUBLIC ${CK_ROOT}/library/include)
-endforeach()
+if(NOT INSTANCES_ONLY)
+  foreach(TEST_SRC ${TEST_SRCS})
+    set_source_files_properties(${TEST_SRC} PROPERTIES LANGUAGE HIP)
+    get_filename_component(BASE_NAME ${TEST_SRC} NAME_WE)
+    add_executable(codegen_test_${BASE_NAME} ${TEST_SRC})
+    add_dependencies(codegen codegen_test_${BASE_NAME})
+    add_dependencies(tests codegen_test_${BASE_NAME})
+    add_dependencies(check codegen_test_${BASE_NAME})
+    add_test(NAME codegen_test_${BASE_NAME} COMMAND codegen_test_${BASE_NAME})
+    message("adding test codegen_test_${BASE_NAME}")
+    target_link_libraries(codegen_test_${BASE_NAME} ck_rtc ck_host)
+    target_include_directories(codegen_test_${BASE_NAME} PUBLIC include())
+    target_include_directories(codegen_test_${BASE_NAME} PUBLIC ${CK_ROOT}/include)
+    target_include_directories(codegen_test_${BASE_NAME} PUBLIC ${CK_ROOT}/library/include)
+  endforeach()
+endif()