diff --git a/SConscript b/SConscript
index f44105fd..406a4298 100644
--- a/SConscript
+++ b/SConscript
@@ -184,5 +184,5 @@ SConscript('board/SConscript')
 SConscript('board/jungle/SConscript')
 
 # test files
-if GetOption('extras'):
+if GetOption('extras') and os.path.exists(Dir("tests/libpanda/").path):
   SConscript('tests/libpanda/SConscript')