diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/pom.xml b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/pom.xml
index 707e4a6a9da..29fff49e8b1 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/pom.xml
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/pom.xml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 	<properties>
 		<extra.vmargs></extra.vmargs>
+		<skipTests>${cdt-ui.skip.tests}</skipTests>
 	</properties>
 
 	<profiles>