diff --git a/test/feature/CMakeLists.txt b/test/feature/CMakeLists.txt
index ae2460469a..a4fc157288 100644
--- a/test/feature/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/feature/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,9 +13,4 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 add_subdirectory(dynamic_types)
-
-if(EXISTS "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/thirdparty/dds-types-test/IDL")
-    add_subdirectory(idl_parser)
-else()
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "Folder thirdparty/dds-types-test/IDL does not exist. Submodule thirdparty/dds-types-test might not have been initialized.")
-endif()
+add_subdirectory(idl_parser)
diff --git a/test/feature/idl_parser/CMakeLists.txt b/test/feature/idl_parser/CMakeLists.txt
index c03e8ec452..d3c3dbadea 100644
--- a/test/feature/idl_parser/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/feature/idl_parser/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
+if(NOT EXISTS "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/thirdparty/dds-types-test/IDL")
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "Folder thirdparty/dds-types-test/IDL does not exist. Submodule thirdparty/dds-types-test might not have been initialized.")
+endif()
+
 if(WIN32)
     add_definitions(
         -D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0601