diff --git a/general.make b/general.make
index a97947d4c..b83c417a4 100644
--- a/general.make
+++ b/general.make
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+ifeq ($(test-unitialized),yes)
 ifeq ($(debug),yes)
 ADDITIONAL_OBJCFLAGS=-O1
 else
 ADDITIONAL_OBJCFLAGS=-Wuninitialized
 endif
+endif