diff --git a/cmake/benchmark.cmake b/cmake/benchmark.cmake
index 7bfc69f8181..93363100502 100644
--- a/cmake/benchmark.cmake
+++ b/cmake/benchmark.cmake
@@ -32,5 +32,6 @@ elseif(gRPC_BENCHMARK_PROVIDER STREQUAL "package")
     set(_gRPC_BENCHMARK_LIBRARIES benchmark::benchmark)
   endif()
   set(_gRPC_FIND_BENCHMARK "if(NOT benchmark_FOUND)\n  find_package(benchmark CONFIG)\nendif()")
+elseif(gRPC_BENCHMARK_PROVIDER STREQUAL "none")
+  # Benchmark is a test-only dependency and can be avoided if we're not building tests.
 endif()
-
diff --git a/cmake/gflags.cmake b/cmake/gflags.cmake
index 820f84a1a20..f00c4666d2d 100644
--- a/cmake/gflags.cmake
+++ b/cmake/gflags.cmake
@@ -29,5 +29,6 @@ elseif(gRPC_GFLAGS_PROVIDER STREQUAL "package")
     set(_gRPC_GFLAGS_LIBRARIES gflags::gflags)
   endif()
   set(_gRPC_FIND_GFLAGS "if(NOT gflags_FOUND)\n  find_package(gflags CONFIG)\nendif()")
+elseif(gRPC_GFLAGS_PROVIDER STREQUAL "none")
+  # gflags is a test-only dependency and can be avoided if we're not building tests.
 endif()
-