diff --git a/dev-libs/mongo-c-driver/mongo-c-driver-1.24.4-r1.ebuild b/dev-libs/mongo-c-driver/mongo-c-driver-1.24.4-r1.ebuild
index 2f4a618..abf700f 100644
--- a/dev-libs/mongo-c-driver/mongo-c-driver-1.24.4-r1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-libs/mongo-c-driver/mongo-c-driver-1.24.4-r1.ebuild
@@ -105,7 +105,10 @@ src_test() {
 	fi
 
 	../mongo-c-driver-${PV}_build/src/libmongoc/test-libmongoc || die
-	kill $(<"${T}/mongod.lock")
+	if use test-full; then
+		kill $(<"${T}/mongod.lock")
+	fi
+
 }
 
 src_install() {