diff --git a/crypto/Kconfig b/crypto/Kconfig
index 11d0f21fd4175d3a780a267370c0cff88c8eaaa3..1cd497d7a15aa2cdbd96be5139ca64be8135e528 100644
--- a/crypto/Kconfig
+++ b/crypto/Kconfig
@@ -101,6 +101,14 @@ config CRYPTO_MANAGER2
 	select CRYPTO_BLKCIPHER2
 	select CRYPTO_PCOMP2
 
+config CRYPTO_MANAGER_TESTS
+	bool "Run algolithms' self-tests"
+	default y
+	depends on CRYPTO_MANAGER2
+	help
+	  Run cryptomanager's tests for the new crypto algorithms being
+	  registered.
+
 config CRYPTO_GF128MUL
 	tristate "GF(2^128) multiplication functions (EXPERIMENTAL)"
 	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
diff --git a/crypto/algboss.c b/crypto/algboss.c
index c3c196b5823a2e12c790cce27b9ae8439c20d445..40bd391f34d90fc0b0619809beb0f09759b307f5 100644
--- a/crypto/algboss.c
+++ b/crypto/algboss.c
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ static int cryptomgr_schedule_probe(struct crypto_larval *larval)
 	return NOTIFY_OK;
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_CRYPTO_MANAGER_TESTS
 static int cryptomgr_test(void *data)
 {
 	struct crypto_test_param *param = data;
@@ -266,6 +267,7 @@ static int cryptomgr_schedule_test(struct crypto_alg *alg)
 err:
 	return NOTIFY_OK;
 }
+#endif /* CONFIG_CRYPTO_MANAGER_TESTS */
 
 static int cryptomgr_notify(struct notifier_block *this, unsigned long msg,
 			    void *data)
@@ -273,8 +275,10 @@ static int cryptomgr_notify(struct notifier_block *this, unsigned long msg,
 	switch (msg) {
 	case CRYPTO_MSG_ALG_REQUEST:
 		return cryptomgr_schedule_probe(data);
+#ifdef CONFIG_CRYPTO_MANAGER_TESTS
 	case CRYPTO_MSG_ALG_REGISTER:
 		return cryptomgr_schedule_test(data);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	return NOTIFY_DONE;
diff --git a/crypto/testmgr.c b/crypto/testmgr.c
index 5c8aaa0cb0b96c7bf582650418461d279ae43a1c..abd980c729ebce5a57e833a0937bf233dc8937cc 100644
--- a/crypto/testmgr.c
+++ b/crypto/testmgr.c
@@ -22,6 +22,17 @@
 #include <crypto/rng.h>
 
 #include "internal.h"
+
+#ifndef CONFIG_CRYPTO_MANAGER_TESTS
+
+/* a perfect nop */
+int alg_test(const char *driver, const char *alg, u32 type, u32 mask)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+#else
+
 #include "testmgr.h"
 
 /*
@@ -2530,4 +2541,7 @@ int alg_test(const char *driver, const char *alg, u32 type, u32 mask)
 non_fips_alg:
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
+
+#endif /* CONFIG_CRYPTO_MANAGER_TESTS */
+
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(alg_test);