diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 19ab4eb..ecfa40e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -195,6 +195,9 @@
     enable_testing()
 
     add_subdirectory(tests)
+    if(USE_CRYPTO_SUBMODULE)
+        add_subdirectory(crypto/tests)
+    endif()
 
     # additional convenience targets for Unix only
     if(UNIX)
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 87b5a0c..a5b8b61 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
 
 tests: lib
 	$(MAKE) -C tests
+ifdef USE_CRYPTO_SUBMODULE
+	$(MAKE) CRYPTO_INCLUDES:="-I../../include -I../include" -C crypto/tests
+endif
 
 ifndef WINDOWS
 install: no_test
@@ -103,6 +106,9 @@
 
 check: lib tests
 	$(MAKE) -C tests check
+ifdef USE_CRYPTO_SUBMODULE
+	$(MAKE) CRYPTO_INCLUDES:="-I../../include -I../include" -C crypto/tests check
+endif
 
 test: check
 
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index a8e7523..ee8ff79 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -60,76 +60,78 @@
     set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} /WX-")
 endif(MSVC)
 
-add_test_suite(aes aes.ecb)
-add_test_suite(aes aes.cbc)
-add_test_suite(aes aes.cfb)
-add_test_suite(aes aes.ofb)
-add_test_suite(aes aes.rest)
-add_test_suite(aes aes.xts)
-add_test_suite(arc4)
-add_test_suite(aria)
-add_test_suite(asn1write)
-add_test_suite(base64)
-add_test_suite(blowfish)
-add_test_suite(camellia)
-add_test_suite(ccm)
-add_test_suite(chacha20)
-add_test_suite(chachapoly)
-add_test_suite(cipher cipher.aes)
-add_test_suite(cipher cipher.arc4)
-add_test_suite(cipher cipher.blowfish)
-add_test_suite(cipher cipher.camellia)
-add_test_suite(cipher cipher.ccm)
-add_test_suite(cipher cipher.chacha20)
-add_test_suite(cipher cipher.chachapoly)
-add_test_suite(cipher cipher.des)
-add_test_suite(cipher cipher.gcm)
-add_test_suite(cipher cipher.misc)
-add_test_suite(cipher cipher.null)
-add_test_suite(cipher cipher.padding)
-add_test_suite(cmac)
-add_test_suite(ctr_drbg)
+if(NOT USE_CRYPTO_SUBMODULE)
+    add_test_suite(aes aes.ecb)
+    add_test_suite(aes aes.cbc)
+    add_test_suite(aes aes.cfb)
+    add_test_suite(aes aes.ofb)
+    add_test_suite(aes aes.rest)
+    add_test_suite(aes aes.xts)
+    add_test_suite(arc4)
+    add_test_suite(aria)
+    add_test_suite(asn1write)
+    add_test_suite(base64)
+    add_test_suite(blowfish)
+    add_test_suite(camellia)
+    add_test_suite(ccm)
+    add_test_suite(chacha20)
+    add_test_suite(chachapoly)
+    add_test_suite(cipher cipher.aes)
+    add_test_suite(cipher cipher.arc4)
+    add_test_suite(cipher cipher.blowfish)
+    add_test_suite(cipher cipher.camellia)
+    add_test_suite(cipher cipher.ccm)
+    add_test_suite(cipher cipher.chacha20)
+    add_test_suite(cipher cipher.chachapoly)
+    add_test_suite(cipher cipher.des)
+    add_test_suite(cipher cipher.gcm)
+    add_test_suite(cipher cipher.misc)
+    add_test_suite(cipher cipher.null)
+    add_test_suite(cipher cipher.padding)
+    add_test_suite(cmac)
+    add_test_suite(ctr_drbg)
+    add_test_suite(des)
+    add_test_suite(dhm)
+    add_test_suite(ecdh)
+    add_test_suite(ecdsa)
+    add_test_suite(ecjpake)
+    add_test_suite(ecp)
+    add_test_suite(entropy)
+    add_test_suite(error)
+    add_test_suite(gcm gcm.aes128_en)
+    add_test_suite(gcm gcm.aes192_en)
+    add_test_suite(gcm gcm.aes256_en)
+    add_test_suite(gcm gcm.aes128_de)
+    add_test_suite(gcm gcm.aes192_de)
+    add_test_suite(gcm gcm.aes256_de)
+    add_test_suite(gcm gcm.camellia)
+    add_test_suite(gcm gcm.misc)
+    add_test_suite(hkdf)
+    add_test_suite(hmac_drbg hmac_drbg.misc)
+    add_test_suite(hmac_drbg hmac_drbg.no_reseed)
+    add_test_suite(hmac_drbg hmac_drbg.nopr)
+    add_test_suite(hmac_drbg hmac_drbg.pr)
+    add_test_suite(md)
+    add_test_suite(mdx)
+    add_test_suite(memory_buffer_alloc)
+    add_test_suite(mpi)
+    add_test_suite(nist_kw)
+    add_test_suite(pem)
+    add_test_suite(pkcs1_v15)
+    add_test_suite(pkcs1_v21)
+    add_test_suite(pkcs5)
+    add_test_suite(pk)
+    add_test_suite(pkparse)
+    add_test_suite(pkwrite)
+    add_test_suite(poly1305)
+    add_test_suite(shax)
+    add_test_suite(timing)
+    add_test_suite(rsa)
+    add_test_suite(xtea)
+endif()
 add_test_suite(debug)
-add_test_suite(des)
-add_test_suite(dhm)
-add_test_suite(ecdh)
-add_test_suite(ecdsa)
-add_test_suite(ecjpake)
-add_test_suite(ecp)
-add_test_suite(entropy)
-add_test_suite(error)
-add_test_suite(gcm gcm.aes128_en)
-add_test_suite(gcm gcm.aes192_en)
-add_test_suite(gcm gcm.aes256_en)
-add_test_suite(gcm gcm.aes128_de)
-add_test_suite(gcm gcm.aes192_de)
-add_test_suite(gcm gcm.aes256_de)
-add_test_suite(gcm gcm.camellia)
-add_test_suite(gcm gcm.misc)
-add_test_suite(hkdf)
-add_test_suite(hmac_drbg hmac_drbg.misc)
-add_test_suite(hmac_drbg hmac_drbg.no_reseed)
-add_test_suite(hmac_drbg hmac_drbg.nopr)
-add_test_suite(hmac_drbg hmac_drbg.pr)
-add_test_suite(md)
-add_test_suite(mdx)
-add_test_suite(memory_buffer_alloc)
-add_test_suite(mpi)
-add_test_suite(nist_kw)
-add_test_suite(pem)
-add_test_suite(pkcs1_v15)
-add_test_suite(pkcs1_v21)
-add_test_suite(pkcs5)
-add_test_suite(pk)
-add_test_suite(pkparse)
-add_test_suite(pkwrite)
-add_test_suite(poly1305)
-add_test_suite(shax)
 add_test_suite(ssl)
-add_test_suite(timing)
-add_test_suite(rsa)
 add_test_suite(version)
-add_test_suite(xtea)
 add_test_suite(x509parse)
 add_test_suite(x509write)
 
diff --git a/tests/Makefile b/tests/Makefile
index 598bed6..72c7343 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile
+++ b/tests/Makefile
@@ -66,6 +66,78 @@
 # constructed by stripping path 'suites/' and extension .data.
 APPS = $(basename $(subst suites/,,$(wildcard suites/test_suite_*.data)))
 
+ifdef USE_CRYPTO_SUBMODULE
+APPS := $(filter-out \
+		test_suite_aes.cbc \
+		test_suite_aes.cfb \
+		test_suite_aes.ecb \
+		test_suite_aes.ofb \
+		test_suite_aes.rest \
+		test_suite_aes.xts \
+		test_suite_arc4 \
+		test_suite_aria \
+		test_suite_asn1write \
+		test_suite_base64 \
+		test_suite_blowfish \
+		test_suite_camellia \
+		test_suite_ccm \
+		test_suite_chacha20 \
+		test_suite_chachapoly \
+		test_suite_cipher.aes \
+		test_suite_cipher.arc4 \
+		test_suite_cipher.blowfish \
+		test_suite_cipher.camellia \
+		test_suite_cipher.ccm \
+		test_suite_cipher.chacha20 \
+		test_suite_cipher.chachapoly \
+		test_suite_cipher.des \
+		test_suite_cipher.gcm \
+		test_suite_cipher.misc \
+		test_suite_cipher.null \
+		test_suite_cipher.padding \
+		test_suite_cmac \
+		test_suite_ctr_drbg \
+		test_suite_des \
+		test_suite_dhm \
+		test_suite_ecdh \
+		test_suite_ecdsa \
+		test_suite_ecjpake \
+		test_suite_ecp \
+		test_suite_entropy \
+		test_suite_error \
+		test_suite_gcm.aes128_de \
+		test_suite_gcm.aes128_en \
+		test_suite_gcm.aes192_de \
+		test_suite_gcm.aes192_en \
+		test_suite_gcm.aes256_de \
+		test_suite_gcm.aes256_en \
+		test_suite_gcm.camellia \
+		test_suite_gcm.misc \
+		test_suite_hkdf \
+		test_suite_hmac_drbg.misc \
+		test_suite_hmac_drbg.nopr \
+		test_suite_hmac_drbg.no_reseed \
+		test_suite_hmac_drbg.pr \
+		test_suite_md \
+		test_suite_mdx \
+		test_suite_memory_buffer_alloc \
+		test_suite_mpi \
+		test_suite_nist_kw \
+		test_suite_pem \
+		test_suite_pk \
+		test_suite_pkcs1_v15 \
+		test_suite_pkcs1_v21 \
+		test_suite_pkcs5 \
+		test_suite_pkparse \
+		test_suite_pkwrite \
+		test_suite_poly1305 \
+		test_suite_rsa \
+		test_suite_shax \
+		test_suite_timing \
+		test_suite_xtea \
+		,$(APPS))
+endif
+
 # Construct executable name by adding OS specific suffix $(EXEXT).
 BINARIES := $(addsuffix $(EXEXT),$(APPS))