diff --git a/ui/build/config.go b/ui/build/config.go
index 82df8a0..e57c730 100644
--- a/ui/build/config.go
+++ b/ui/build/config.go
@@ -41,12 +41,13 @@
 	buildDateTime string
 
 	// From the arguments
-	parallel   int
-	keepGoing  int
-	verbose    bool
-	checkbuild bool
-	dist       bool
-	skipMake   bool
+	parallel       int
+	keepGoing      int
+	verbose        bool
+	checkbuild     bool
+	dist           bool
+	skipMake       bool
+	skipSoongTests bool
 
 	// From the product config
 	katiArgs        []string
@@ -526,6 +527,8 @@
 			c.verbose = true
 		} else if arg == "--skip-make" {
 			c.skipMake = true
+		} else if arg == "--skip-soong-tests" {
+			c.skipSoongTests = true
 		} else if len(arg) > 0 && arg[0] == '-' {
 			parseArgNum := func(def int) int {
 				if len(arg) > 2 {
diff --git a/ui/build/soong.go b/ui/build/soong.go
index fb21430..b20237c 100644
--- a/ui/build/soong.go
+++ b/ui/build/soong.go
@@ -38,7 +38,12 @@
 		ctx.BeginTrace(metrics.RunSoong, "blueprint bootstrap")
 		defer ctx.EndTrace()
 
-		cmd := Command(ctx, config, "blueprint bootstrap", "build/blueprint/bootstrap.bash", "-t", "-n")
+		args := []string{"-n"}
+		if !config.skipSoongTests {
+			args = append(args, "-t")
+		}
+
+		cmd := Command(ctx, config, "blueprint bootstrap", "build/blueprint/bootstrap.bash", args...)
 		cmd.Environment.Set("BLUEPRINTDIR", "./build/blueprint")
 		cmd.Environment.Set("BOOTSTRAP", "./build/blueprint/bootstrap.bash")
 		cmd.Environment.Set("BUILDDIR", config.SoongOutDir())