diff --git a/tests/Makefile.am b/tests/Makefile.am
index 71c2c74e26..1dc7f66bf8 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/Makefile.am
@@ -72,42 +72,42 @@ EXTRA_DIST =		\
 	domainsnapshotxml2xmlin \
 	qemuhelpdata
 
-noinst_PROGRAMS = virshtest conftest \
+check_PROGRAMS = virshtest conftest \
         nodeinfotest statstest qparamtest
 
 if WITH_XEN
-noinst_PROGRAMS += xml2sexprtest sexpr2xmltest \
+check_PROGRAMS += xml2sexprtest sexpr2xmltest \
 	reconnect xmconfigtest xencapstest
 endif
 if WITH_QEMU
-noinst_PROGRAMS += qemuxml2argvtest qemuxml2xmltest qemuargv2xmltest qemuhelptest
+check_PROGRAMS += qemuxml2argvtest qemuxml2xmltest qemuargv2xmltest qemuhelptest
 endif
 
 if WITH_ESX
-noinst_PROGRAMS += esxutilstest vmx2xmltest xml2vmxtest
+check_PROGRAMS += esxutilstest vmx2xmltest xml2vmxtest
 endif
 
 if WITH_SECDRIVER_SELINUX
-noinst_PROGRAMS += seclabeltest
+check_PROGRAMS += seclabeltest
 endif
 
 if WITH_SECDRIVER_APPARMOR
-noinst_PROGRAMS += secaatest
+check_PROGRAMS += secaatest
 endif
 
 if WITH_CIL
-noinst_PROGRAMS += object-locking
+check_PROGRAMS += object-locking
 endif
 
-noinst_PROGRAMS += networkxml2xmltest
+check_PROGRAMS += networkxml2xmltest
 
-noinst_PROGRAMS += nwfilterxml2xmltest
+check_PROGRAMS += nwfilterxml2xmltest
 
-noinst_PROGRAMS += storagevolxml2xmltest storagepoolxml2xmltest
+check_PROGRAMS += storagevolxml2xmltest storagepoolxml2xmltest
 
-noinst_PROGRAMS += nodedevxml2xmltest
+check_PROGRAMS += nodedevxml2xmltest
 
-noinst_PROGRAMS += interfacexml2xmltest
+check_PROGRAMS += interfacexml2xmltest
 
 test_scripts = \
 	capabilityschematest \
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ TESTS += secaatest
 endif
 
 if WITH_LIBVIRTD
-noinst_PROGRAMS += eventtest
+check_PROGRAMS += eventtest
 TESTS += eventtest
 endif