diff --git a/plugins/lenovo-thinklmi/meson.build b/plugins/lenovo-thinklmi/meson.build
index 387fb5939..9aafe7b72 100644
--- a/plugins/lenovo-thinklmi/meson.build
+++ b/plugins/lenovo-thinklmi/meson.build
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ plugin_builtin_lenovo_thinklmi = static_library('fu_plugin_lenovo_thinklmi',
 )
 plugin_builtins += plugin_builtin_lenovo_thinklmi
 
-if get_option('tests')
+if get_option('tests') and efiboot.found() and efivar.found()
   env = environment()
   env.set('G_TEST_SRCDIR', meson.current_source_dir())
   env.set('G_TEST_BUILDDIR', meson.current_build_dir())