diff --git a/samples/pdfium_test.cc b/samples/pdfium_test.cc
index c7e49c6..51a33ad 100644
--- a/samples/pdfium_test.cc
+++ b/samples/pdfium_test.cc
@@ -939,10 +939,13 @@
 #ifdef V8_USE_EXTERNAL_STARTUP_DATA
   v8::StartupData natives;
   v8::StartupData snapshot;
-  platform = InitializeV8ForPDFiumWithStartupData(
-      options.exe_path, options.bin_directory, &natives, &snapshot);
+  if (!options.disable_javascript) {
+    platform = InitializeV8ForPDFiumWithStartupData(
+        options.exe_path, options.bin_directory, &natives, &snapshot);
+  }
 #else   // V8_USE_EXTERNAL_STARTUP_DATA
-  platform = InitializeV8ForPDFium(options.exe_path);
+  if (!options.disable_javascript)
+    platform = InitializeV8ForPDFium(options.exe_path);
 #endif  // V8_USE_EXTERNAL_STARTUP_DATA
 #endif  // PDF_ENABLE_V8
 
@@ -1015,13 +1018,15 @@
   }
 
   FPDF_DestroyLibrary();
-#ifdef PDF_ENABLE_V8
-  v8::V8::ShutdownPlatform();
 
+#ifdef PDF_ENABLE_V8
+  if (!options.disable_javascript) {
+    v8::V8::ShutdownPlatform();
 #ifdef V8_USE_EXTERNAL_STARTUP_DATA
-  free(const_cast<char*>(natives.data));
-  free(const_cast<char*>(snapshot.data));
+    free(const_cast<char*>(natives.data));
+    free(const_cast<char*>(snapshot.data));
 #endif  // V8_USE_EXTERNAL_STARTUP_DATA
+  }
 #endif  // PDF_ENABLE_V8
 
   return 0;