diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d13232dc003..5ed26e0e4f9 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -847,6 +847,7 @@ Enable GPU drawing related unit testing (draw manager)"
   OFF
 )
 option(WITH_GPU_COMPOSITOR_TESTS "Enable regression testing for GPU compositor" OFF)
+option(WITH_GPU_MESH_PAINT_TESTS "Enable visual render-based regression testing for mesh painting" OFF)
 if(UNIX AND NOT (APPLE OR HAIKU))
   option(WITH_UI_TESTS "\
 Enable user-interface tests using a headless display server. \
diff --git a/tests/python/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/python/CMakeLists.txt
index 71389dd7f78..4627c025ea0 100644
--- a/tests/python/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/python/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1192,7 +1192,7 @@ endif()
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # SCULPTING RENDER TESTS
 
-if(WITH_GPU_RENDER_TESTS)
+if(WITH_GPU_MESH_PAINT_TESTS)
   if(NOT OPENIMAGEIO_TOOL)
     message(STATUS "Disabling sculpting render tests because OIIO oiiotool does not exist")
   else()