-$MAKE --keep-going check || failed_tests=1
-
-# Copy tap logs for the jenkins tap parser before cleaning the build dir
-rsync -a --exclude 'test-suite.log' --include '*/' --include '*.log' --exclude='*' tests/ "$WORKSPACE/tap"
+if [ "$BABELTRACE_RUN_TESTS" = "yes" ]; then
+ $MAKE --keep-going check || failed_tests=1
+
+ # Copy tap logs for the jenkins tap parser before cleaning the build dir
+ rsync -a --exclude 'test-suite.log' --include '*/' --include '*.log' --exclude='*' tests/ "$WORKSPACE/tap"
+
+ # The test suite prior to 1.5 did not produce TAP logs
+ if verlt "$PACKAGE_VERSION" "1.5"; then
+ mkdir -p "$WORKSPACE/tap/no-log"
+ echo "1..1" > "$WORKSPACE/tap/no-log/tests.log"
+ echo "ok 1 - Test suite doesn't support logging" >> "$WORKSPACE/tap/no-log/tests.log"
+ fi
+fi