diff --git a/test/smoke_test/smoke_test.py b/test/smoke_test/smoke_test.py
index c7b7c4642f..f3f8342302 100644
--- a/test/smoke_test/smoke_test.py
+++ b/test/smoke_test/smoke_test.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 """Run smoke tests"""
 
+import argparse
+
 import torchaudio  # noqa: F401
 import torchaudio.compliance.kaldi  # noqa: F401
 import torchaudio.datasets  # noqa: F401
@@ -9,4 +11,22 @@
 import torchaudio.sox_effects  # noqa: F401
 import torchaudio.transforms  # noqa: F401
 import torchaudio.utils  # noqa: F401
-from torchaudio.io import StreamReader  # noqa: F401
+
+
+def ffmpeg_test():
+    from torchaudio.io import StreamReader  # noqa: F401
+
+
+def main() -> None:
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+
+    # Warning: Please note this option should not be widely used, only use it when absolutely necessary
+    parser.add_argument("--no-ffmpeg", dest="ffmpeg", action="store_false")
+
+    options = parser.parse_args()
+    if options.ffmpeg:
+        ffmpeg_test()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()