diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 40e8f3c8742..0b242b8121a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -76,11 +76,16 @@ set_property(CACHE gRPC_PROTOBUF_PROVIDER PROPERTY STRINGS "module" "package")
 set(gRPC_PROTOBUF_PACKAGE_TYPE "" CACHE STRING "Algorithm for searching protobuf package")
 set_property(CACHE gRPC_PROTOBUF_PACKAGE_TYPE PROPERTY STRINGS "CONFIG" "MODULE")
 
-set(gRPC_GFLAGS_PROVIDER "module" CACHE STRING "Provider of gflags library")
-set_property(CACHE gRPC_GFLAGS_PROVIDER PROPERTY STRINGS "module" "package")
+if(gRPC_BUILD_TESTS)
+  set(gRPC_GFLAGS_PROVIDER "module" CACHE STRING "Provider of gflags library")
+  set_property(CACHE gRPC_GFLAGS_PROVIDER PROPERTY STRINGS "module" "package")
 
-set(gRPC_BENCHMARK_PROVIDER "module" CACHE STRING "Provider of benchmark library")
-set_property(CACHE gRPC_BENCHMARK_PROVIDER PROPERTY STRINGS "module" "package")
+  set(gRPC_BENCHMARK_PROVIDER "module" CACHE STRING "Provider of benchmark library")
+  set_property(CACHE gRPC_BENCHMARK_PROVIDER PROPERTY STRINGS "module" "package")
+else()
+  set(gRPC_GFLAGS_PROVIDER "none")
+  set(gRPC_BENCHMARK_PROVIDER "none")
+endif()
 
 set(gRPC_USE_PROTO_LITE OFF CACHE BOOL "Use the protobuf-lite library")
 
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()
-
diff --git a/templates/CMakeLists.txt.template b/templates/CMakeLists.txt.template
index 90b3d1b7638..4ef88f1dfba 100644
--- a/templates/CMakeLists.txt.template
+++ b/templates/CMakeLists.txt.template
@@ -170,11 +170,16 @@
   set(gRPC_PROTOBUF_PACKAGE_TYPE "" CACHE STRING "Algorithm for searching protobuf package")
   set_property(CACHE gRPC_PROTOBUF_PACKAGE_TYPE PROPERTY STRINGS "CONFIG" "MODULE")
 
-  set(gRPC_GFLAGS_PROVIDER "module" CACHE STRING "Provider of gflags library")
-  set_property(CACHE gRPC_GFLAGS_PROVIDER PROPERTY STRINGS "module" "package")
+  if(gRPC_BUILD_TESTS)
+    set(gRPC_GFLAGS_PROVIDER "module" CACHE STRING "Provider of gflags library")
+    set_property(CACHE gRPC_GFLAGS_PROVIDER PROPERTY STRINGS "module" "package")
 
-  set(gRPC_BENCHMARK_PROVIDER "module" CACHE STRING "Provider of benchmark library")
-  set_property(CACHE gRPC_BENCHMARK_PROVIDER PROPERTY STRINGS "module" "package")
+    set(gRPC_BENCHMARK_PROVIDER "module" CACHE STRING "Provider of benchmark library")
+    set_property(CACHE gRPC_BENCHMARK_PROVIDER PROPERTY STRINGS "module" "package")
+  else()
+    set(gRPC_GFLAGS_PROVIDER "none")
+    set(gRPC_BENCHMARK_PROVIDER "none")
+  endif()
 
   set(gRPC_USE_PROTO_LITE OFF CACHE BOOL "Use the protobuf-lite library")