diff --git a/src/func.c b/src/func.c
index d5a87f28ca82..36f35405287f 100644
--- a/src/func.c
+++ b/src/func.c
@@ -5152,10 +5152,14 @@ void UnitTestDeclaration::semantic(Scope *sc)
     protection = sc->protection;
 
     if (scope)
-    {   sc = scope;
+    {
+        sc = scope;
         scope = NULL;
     }
 
+    if (!isInstantiated() && inNonRoot())
+        return;
+
     if (global.params.useUnitTests)
     {
         if (!type)