diff --git a/cmake/benchmark.cmake b/cmake/benchmark.cmake
index ff95ed86a25..99148b52adf 100644
--- a/cmake/benchmark.cmake
+++ b/cmake/benchmark.cmake
@@ -12,9 +12,8 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-set(BENCHMARK_ENABLE_GTEST_TESTS OFF CACHE BOOL "Turn off gTest in gBenchmark")
-
 if("${gRPC_BENCHMARK_PROVIDER}" STREQUAL "module")
+  set(BENCHMARK_ENABLE_GTEST_TESTS OFF CACHE BOOL "Turn off gTest in gBenchmark")
   if(NOT BENCHMARK_ROOT_DIR)
     set(BENCHMARK_ROOT_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/third_party/benchmark)
   endif()
diff --git a/templates/CMakeLists.txt.template b/templates/CMakeLists.txt.template
index 59410f7bdf3..4057da40c16 100644
--- a/templates/CMakeLists.txt.template
+++ b/templates/CMakeLists.txt.template
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
         deps.append("${_gRPC_BENCHMARK_LIBRARIES}")
       else:
         deps.append(d)
-    if target_dict.build == 'test' or target_dict.build == 'private' and target_dict.language == 'c++':
+    if (target_dict.build == 'test' or target_dict.build == 'private') and target_dict.language == 'c++':
       deps.append("${_gRPC_GFLAGS_LIBRARIES}")
     return deps