diff --git a/tests/meson.build b/tests/meson.build
index 6869ed28de..eda9075535 100644
--- a/tests/meson.build
+++ b/tests/meson.build
@@ -711,6 +711,12 @@ endforeach
 #   list of test scripts to run
 test_scripts = []
 
+if conf.has('WITH_TEST')
+  test_scripts += [
+      { 'name': 'virsh-auth', 'depends': [ virsh_prog ] }
+  ]
+endif
+
 if conf.has('WITH_LIBVIRTD')
   test('libvirtd fail with missing config',
     libvirtd_prog,
@@ -719,10 +725,6 @@ if conf.has('WITH_LIBVIRTD')
     suite: 'bin',
   )
 
-  test_scripts += [
-      { 'name': 'virsh-auth', 'depends': [ virsh_prog ] }
-  ]
-
   if conf.has('WITH_SECDRIVER_APPARMOR')
     test_scripts += { 'name': 'virt-aa-helper-test' }
   endif