diff --git a/tests/test_EigenvalueSolver.cpp b/tests/test_EigenvalueSolver.cpp
index e63f5d2e1b1fa0559074ef996d4888b317e1960e..186a48f3d294d5adc13d43a85677cf876a1bb95c 100644
--- a/tests/test_EigenvalueSolver.cpp
+++ b/tests/test_EigenvalueSolver.cpp
@@ -638,6 +638,7 @@ TEST_CASE("EigenvalueSolver", "[algebra]")
 
     SECTION("symmetric tiny matrix")
     {
+#ifdef PUGS_HAS_SLEPC
       TinyMatrix<3> TestA{3e10, 2e10, 4e10, 2e10, 0, 2e10, 4e10, 2e10, 3e10};
       TinyMatrix<3> TestA2{4, 2, 3, 2, 0, 2, 3, 2, 4};
       TinyMatrix<3> TestB{1, -1, 0, -1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 3};
@@ -730,4 +731,5 @@ TEST_CASE("EigenvalueSolver", "[algebra]")
       }
     }
   }
+#endif
 }