diff --git a/tests/Makefile.am b/tests/Makefile.am
index 6b5d05bbed..713dc30de3 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/Makefile.am
@@ -206,16 +206,16 @@ test_programs = virshtest sockettest \
 	$(NULL)
 
 test_libraries = libshunload.la \
-	virportallocatormock.la \
-	virnetdaemonmock.la \
-	virnetserverclientmock.la \
-	vircgroupmock.la \
-	virpcimock.la \
-	virnetdevmock.la \
-	virrandommock.la \
-	virhostcpumock.la \
-	domaincapsmock.la \
-	virfilecachemock.la \
+	libvirportallocatormock.la \
+	libvirnetdaemonmock.la \
+	libvirnetserverclientmock.la \
+	libvircgroupmock.la \
+	libvirpcimock.la \
+	libvirnetdevmock.la \
+	libvirrandommock.la \
+	libvirhostcpumock.la \
+	libdomaincapsmock.la \
+	libvirfilecachemock.la \
 	$(NULL)
 
 if WITH_REMOTE
@@ -234,11 +234,11 @@ test_programs += fchosttest
 test_programs += scsihosttest
 test_programs += vircaps2xmltest
 test_programs += virresctrltest
-test_libraries += virusbmock.la \
-	virnetdevbandwidthmock.la \
-	virnumamock.la \
-	virtestmock.la \
-	virfilemock.la \
+test_libraries += libvirusbmock.la \
+	libvirnetdevbandwidthmock.la \
+	libvirnumamock.la \
+	libvirtestmock.la \
+	libvirfilemock.la \
 	$(NULL)
 endif WITH_LINUX
 
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ if WITH_DBUS
 test_programs += virdbustest \
                  virsystemdtest \
                  $(NULL)
-test_libraries += virdbusmock.la
+test_libraries += libvirdbusmock.la
 if WITH_POLKIT
 test_programs += virpolkittest
 endif WITH_POLKIT
@@ -291,10 +291,10 @@ test_programs += qemuxml2argvtest qemuxml2xmltest \
 test_helpers += qemucapsprobe
 test_libraries += libqemumonitortestutils.la \
 		libqemutestdriver.la \
-		qemuxml2argvmock.la \
-		qemucaps2xmlmock.la \
-		qemucapsprobemock.la \
-		qemucpumock.la \
+		libqemuxml2argvmock.la \
+		libqemucaps2xmlmock.la \
+		libqemucapsprobemock.la \
+		libqemucpumock.la \
 		$(NULL)
 endif WITH_QEMU
 
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ endif WITH_VMWARE
 
 if WITH_BHYVE
 test_programs += bhyvexml2argvtest bhyvexml2xmltest bhyveargv2xmltest
-test_libraries += bhyvexml2argvmock.la bhyveargv2xmlmock.la
+test_libraries += libbhyvexml2argvmock.la libbhyveargv2xmlmock.la
 endif WITH_BHYVE
 
 if WITH_CIL
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ endif WITH_LINUX
 if WITH_NSS
 test_helpers += nsslinktest nssguestlinktest
 test_programs += nsstest nssguesttest
-test_libraries += nssmock.la
+test_libraries += libnssmock.la
 endif WITH_NSS
 
 test_programs += storagevolxml2xmltest
@@ -555,10 +555,10 @@ libqemutestdriver_la_SOURCES =
 libqemutestdriver_la_LDFLAGS = $(DRIVERLIB_LDFLAGS)
 libqemutestdriver_la_LIBADD = $(qemu_LDADDS)
 
-qemucpumock_la_SOURCES = \
+libqemucpumock_la_SOURCES = \
 	qemucpumock.c testutilshostcpus.h
-qemucpumock_la_LDFLAGS = $(MOCKLIBS_LDFLAGS)
-qemucpumock_la_LIBADD = $(MOCKLIBS_LIBS)
+libqemucpumock_la_LDFLAGS = $(MOCKLIBS_LDFLAGS)
+libqemucpumock_la_LIBADD = $(MOCKLIBS_LIBS)
 
 qemuxml2argvtest_SOURCES = \
 	qemuxml2argvtest.c testutilsqemu.c testutilsqemu.h \
@@ -568,10 +568,10 @@ qemuxml2argvtest_SOURCES = \
 qemuxml2argvtest_LDADD = libqemutestdriver.la \
 	$(LDADDS) $(LIBXML_LIBS)
 
-qemuxml2argvmock_la_SOURCES = \
+libqemuxml2argvmock_la_SOURCES = \
 	qemuxml2argvmock.c
-qemuxml2argvmock_la_LDFLAGS = $(MOCKLIBS_LDFLAGS)
-qemuxml2argvmock_la_LIBADD = $(MOCKLIBS_LIBS)
+libqemuxml2argvmock_la_LDFLAGS = $(MOCKLIBS_LDFLAGS)
+libqemuxml2argvmock_la_LIBADD = $(MOCKLIBS_LIBS)
 
 qemuxml2xmltest_SOURCES = \
 	qemuxml2xmltest.c testutilsqemu.c testutilsqemu.h \
@@ -600,10 +600,10 @@ qemucapsprobe_SOURCES = \
 qemucapsprobe_LDADD = \
 	libqemutestdriver.la $(LDADDS)
 
-qemucapsprobemock_la_SOURCES = \
+libqemucapsprobemock_la_SOURCES = \
 	qemucapsprobemock.c
-qemucapsprobemock_la_LDFLAGS = $(MOCKLIBS_LDFLAGS)
-qemucapsprobemock_la_LIBADD = $(MOCKLIBS_LIBS)
+libqemucapsprobemock_la_LDFLAGS = $(MOCKLIBS_LDFLAGS)
+libqemucapsprobemock_la_LIBADD = $(MOCKLIBS_LIBS)
 
 qemucommandutiltest_SOURCES = \
 	qemucommandutiltest.c \
@@ -620,10 +620,10 @@ qemucaps2xmltest_SOURCES = \
 	$(NULL)
 qemucaps2xmltest_LDADD = $(qemu_LDADDS)
 
-qemucaps2xmlmock_la_SOURCES = \
+libqemucaps2xmlmock_la_SOURCES = \
 	qemucaps2xmlmock.c
-qemucaps2xmlmock_la_LDFLAGS = $(MOCKLIBS_LDFLAGS)
-qemucaps2xmlmock_la_LIBADD = $(MOCKLIBS_LIBS)
+libqemucaps2xmlmock_la_LDFLAGS = $(MOCKLIBS_LDFLAGS)
+libqemucaps2xmlmock_la_LIBADD = $(MOCKLIBS_LIBS)
 
 qemuagenttest_SOURCES = \
 	qemuagenttest.c \
@@ -780,15 +780,15 @@ EXTRA_DIST += vmwarevertest.c
 endif ! WITH_VMWARE
 
 if WITH_BHYVE
-bhyvexml2argvmock_la_SOURCES = \
+libbhyvexml2argvmock_la_SOURCES = \
 	bhyvexml2argvmock.c
-bhyvexml2argvmock_la_LDFLAGS = $(MOCKLIBS_LDFLAGS)
-bhyvexml2argvmock_la_LIBADD = $(MOCKLIBS_LIBS)
+libbhyvexml2argvmock_la_LDFLAGS = $(MOCKLIBS_LDFLAGS)
+libbhyvexml2argvmock_la_LIBADD = $(MOCKLIBS_LIBS)
 
-bhyveargv2xmlmock_la_SOURCES = \
+libbhyveargv2xmlmock_la_SOURCES = \
 	bhyveargv2xmlmock.c
-bhyveargv2xmlmock_la_LDFLAGS = $(MOCKLIBS_LDFLAGS)
-bhyveargv2xmlmock_la_LIBADD = $(MOCKLIBS_LIBS)
+libbhyveargv2xmlmock_la_LDFLAGS = $(MOCKLIBS_LDFLAGS)
+libbhyveargv2xmlmock_la_LIBADD = $(MOCKLIBS_LIBS)
 
 bhyve_LDADDS = ../src/libvirt_driver_bhyve_impl.la
 if WITH_STORAGE
@@ -1035,9 +1035,9 @@ else ! WITH_QEMU
 vircapstest_LDADD = $(LDADDS)
 endif ! WITH_QEMU
 
-domaincapsmock_la_SOURCES = domaincapsmock.c
-domaincapsmock_la_LDFLAGS = $(MOCKLIBS_LDFLAGS)
-domaincapsmock_la_LIBADD = $(MOCKLIBS_LIBS)
+libdomaincapsmock_la_SOURCES = domaincapsmock.c
+libdomaincapsmock_la_LDFLAGS = $(MOCKLIBS_LDFLAGS)
+libdomaincapsmock_la_LIBADD = $(MOCKLIBS_LIBS)
 
 domaincapstest_SOURCES = \
 	domaincapstest.c testutils.h testutils.c \
@@ -1072,20 +1072,20 @@ virnetdaemontest_SOURCES = \
 	testutils.h testutils.c
 virnetdaemontest_LDADD = $(LDADDS)
 
-virnetdaemonmock_la_SOURCES = \
+libvirnetdaemonmock_la_SOURCES = \
 	virnetdaemonmock.c
-virnetdaemonmock_la_LDFLAGS = $(MOCKLIBS_LDFLAGS)
-virnetdaemonmock_la_LIBADD = $(MOCKLIBS_LIBS)
+libvirnetdaemonmock_la_LDFLAGS = $(MOCKLIBS_LDFLAGS)
+libvirnetdaemonmock_la_LIBADD = $(MOCKLIBS_LIBS)
 
 virnetserverclienttest_SOURCES = \
 	virnetserverclienttest.c \
 	testutils.h testutils.c
 virnetserverclienttest_LDADD = $(LDADDS)
 
-virnetserverclientmock_la_SOURCES = \
+libvirnetserverclientmock_la_SOURCES = \
 	virnetserverclientmock.c
-virnetserverclientmock_la_LDFLAGS = $(MOCKLIBS_LDFLAGS)
-virnetserverclientmock_la_LIBADD = $(MOCKLIBS_LIBS)
+libvirnetserverclientmock_la_LDFLAGS = $(MOCKLIBS_LDFLAGS)
+libvirnetserverclientmock_la_LIBADD = $(MOCKLIBS_LIBS)
 
 virnettlscontexttest_SOURCES = \
 	virnettlscontexttest.c \
@@ -1157,19 +1157,19 @@ virportallocatortest_SOURCES = \
 	virportallocatortest.c testutils.h testutils.c
 virportallocatortest_LDADD = $(LDADDS)
 
-virportallocatormock_la_SOURCES = \
+libvirportallocatormock_la_SOURCES = \
 	virportallocatormock.c
-virportallocatormock_la_LDFLAGS = $(MOCKLIBS_LDFLAGS)
-virportallocatormock_la_LIBADD = $(MOCKLIBS_LIBS)
+libvirportallocatormock_la_LDFLAGS = $(MOCKLIBS_LDFLAGS)
+libvirportallocatormock_la_LIBADD = $(MOCKLIBS_LIBS)
 
 vircgrouptest_SOURCES = \
 	vircgrouptest.c testutils.h testutils.c
 vircgrouptest_LDADD = $(LDADDS)
 
-vircgroupmock_la_SOURCES = \
+libvircgroupmock_la_SOURCES = \
 	vircgroupmock.c
-vircgroupmock_la_LDFLAGS = $(MOCKLIBS_LDFLAGS)
-vircgroupmock_la_LIBADD = $(MOCKLIBS_LIBS)
+libvircgroupmock_la_LDFLAGS = $(MOCKLIBS_LDFLAGS)
+libvircgroupmock_la_LIBADD = $(MOCKLIBS_LIBS)
 
 vircryptotest_SOURCES = \
 	vircryptotest.c testutils.h testutils.c
@@ -1183,44 +1183,44 @@ virpcitest_SOURCES = \
 	virpcitest.c testutils.h testutils.c
 virpcitest_LDADD = $(LDADDS)
 
-virpcimock_la_SOURCES = \
+libvirpcimock_la_SOURCES = \
 	virpcimock.c
-virpcimock_la_LDFLAGS = $(MOCKLIBS_LDFLAGS)
-virpcimock_la_LIBADD = $(MOCKLIBS_LIBS)
+libvirpcimock_la_LDFLAGS = $(MOCKLIBS_LDFLAGS)
+libvirpcimock_la_LIBADD = $(MOCKLIBS_LIBS)
 
-virrandommock_la_SOURCES = \
+libvirrandommock_la_SOURCES = \
 	virrandommock.c
-virrandommock_la_LDFLAGS = $(MOCKLIBS_LDFLAGS)
-virrandommock_la_LIBADD = $(MOCKLIBS_LIBS)
+libvirrandommock_la_LDFLAGS = $(MOCKLIBS_LDFLAGS)
+libvirrandommock_la_LIBADD = $(MOCKLIBS_LIBS)
 
-virhostcpumock_la_SOURCES = \
+libvirhostcpumock_la_SOURCES = \
 	virhostcpumock.c
-virhostcpumock_la_LDFLAGS = $(MOCKLIBS_LDFLAGS)
-virhostcpumock_la_LIBADD = $(MOCKLIBS_LIBS)
+libvirhostcpumock_la_LDFLAGS = $(MOCKLIBS_LDFLAGS)
+libvirhostcpumock_la_LIBADD = $(MOCKLIBS_LIBS)
 
-virfilecachemock_la_SOURCES = \
+libvirfilecachemock_la_SOURCES = \
 	virfilecachemock.c
-virfilecachemock_la_LDFLAGS = $(MOCKLIBS_LDFLAGS)
-virfilecachemock_la_LIBADD = $(MOCKLIBS_LIBS)
+libvirfilecachemock_la_LDFLAGS = $(MOCKLIBS_LDFLAGS)
+libvirfilecachemock_la_LIBADD = $(MOCKLIBS_LIBS)
 
 if WITH_LINUX
 vircaps2xmltest_SOURCES = \
 	vircaps2xmltest.c testutils.h testutils.c virfilewrapper.h virfilewrapper.c
 vircaps2xmltest_LDADD = $(LDADDS)
 
-virnumamock_la_SOURCES = \
+libvirnumamock_la_SOURCES = \
 	virnumamock.c
-virnumamock_la_LDFLAGS = $(MOCKLIBS_LDFLAGS)
-virnumamock_la_LIBADD = $(MOCKLIBS_LIBS)
+libvirnumamock_la_LDFLAGS = $(MOCKLIBS_LDFLAGS)
+libvirnumamock_la_LIBADD = $(MOCKLIBS_LIBS)
 
 virresctrltest_SOURCES = \
 	virresctrltest.c testutils.h testutils.c virfilewrapper.h virfilewrapper.c
 virresctrltest_LDADD = $(LDADDS)
 
-virfilemock_la_SOURCES = \
+libvirfilemock_la_SOURCES = \
 	virfilemock.c
-virfilemock_la_LDFLAGS = $(MOCKLIBS_LDFLAGS)
-virfilemock_la_LIBADD = $(MOCKLIBS_LIBS)
+libvirfilemock_la_LDFLAGS = $(MOCKLIBS_LDFLAGS)
+libvirfilemock_la_LIBADD = $(MOCKLIBS_LIBS)
 else ! WITH_LINUX
 EXTRA_DIST += vircaps2xmltest.c virnumamock.c virfilewrapper.c \
 			  virfilewrapper.h virresctrltest.c virfilemock.c
@@ -1246,10 +1246,10 @@ nssguesttest_LDADD = \
 	$(LDADDS) \
 	../tools/nss/libnss_libvirt_guest_impl.la
 
-nssmock_la_SOURCES = \
+libnssmock_la_SOURCES = \
 	nssmock.c
-nssmock_la_LDFLAGS = $(MOCKLIBS_LDFLAGS)
-nssmock_la_LIBADD = $(MOCKLIBS_LIBS)
+libnssmock_la_LDFLAGS = $(MOCKLIBS_LDFLAGS)
+libnssmock_la_LIBADD = $(MOCKLIBS_LIBS)
 
 ## Intentionaly not linking with anything else.
 ## See the test source for more detailed explanation.
@@ -1271,12 +1271,12 @@ else ! WITH_NSS
 EXTRA_DIST += nsstest.c nssmock.c nsslinktest.c
 endif ! WITH_NSS
 
-virdeterministichashmock_la_SOURCES = \
+libvirdeterministichashmock_la_SOURCES = \
 	virdeterministichashmock.c
-virdeterministichashmock_la_LDFLAGS = $(MOCKLIBS_LDFLAGS)
-virdeterministichashmock_la_LIBADD = $(MOCKLIBS_LIBS)
+libvirdeterministichashmock_la_LDFLAGS = $(MOCKLIBS_LDFLAGS)
+libvirdeterministichashmock_la_LIBADD = $(MOCKLIBS_LIBS)
 
-test_libraries += virdeterministichashmock.la
+test_libraries += libvirdeterministichashmock.la
 
 if WITH_YAJL
 virmacmaptest_SOURCES = \
@@ -1301,11 +1301,11 @@ virnetdevtest_SOURCES = \
 virnetdevtest_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) $(LIBNL_CFLAGS)
 virnetdevtest_LDADD = $(LDADDS)
 
-virnetdevmock_la_SOURCES = \
+libvirnetdevmock_la_SOURCES = \
 	virnetdevmock.c
-virnetdevmock_la_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) $(LIBNL_CFLAGS)
-virnetdevmock_la_LDFLAGS = $(MOCKLIBS_LDFLAGS)
-virnetdevmock_la_LIBADD = $(MOCKLIBS_LIBS)
+libvirnetdevmock_la_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) $(LIBNL_CFLAGS)
+libvirnetdevmock_la_LDFLAGS = $(MOCKLIBS_LDFLAGS)
+libvirnetdevmock_la_LIBADD = $(MOCKLIBS_LIBS)
 
 virrotatingfiletest_SOURCES = \
 	virrotatingfiletest.c testutils.h testutils.c
@@ -1320,21 +1320,21 @@ virnetdevbandwidthtest_SOURCES = \
 	virnetdevbandwidthtest.c testutils.h testutils.c
 virnetdevbandwidthtest_LDADD = $(LDADDS) $(LIBXML_LIBS)
 
-virusbmock_la_SOURCES = virusbmock.c
-virusbmock_la_LDFLAGS = $(MOCKLIBS_LDFLAGS)
-virusbmock_la_LIBADD = $(MOCKLIBS_LIBS) \
+libvirusbmock_la_SOURCES = virusbmock.c
+libvirusbmock_la_LDFLAGS = $(MOCKLIBS_LDFLAGS)
+libvirusbmock_la_LIBADD = $(MOCKLIBS_LIBS) \
 	$(PROBES_O) \
 	../src/libvirt_util.la
 
-virnetdevbandwidthmock_la_SOURCES = \
+libvirnetdevbandwidthmock_la_SOURCES = \
 	virnetdevbandwidthmock.c
-virnetdevbandwidthmock_la_LDFLAGS = $(MOCKLIBS_LDFLAGS)
-virnetdevbandwidthmock_la_LIBADD = $(MOCKLIBS_LIBS)
+libvirnetdevbandwidthmock_la_LDFLAGS = $(MOCKLIBS_LDFLAGS)
+libvirnetdevbandwidthmock_la_LIBADD = $(MOCKLIBS_LIBS)
 
-virtestmock_la_SOURCES = \
+libvirtestmock_la_SOURCES = \
 	virtestmock.c
-virtestmock_la_LDFLAGS = $(MOCKLIBS_LDFLAGS)
-virtestmock_la_LIBADD = \
+libvirtestmock_la_LDFLAGS = $(MOCKLIBS_LDFLAGS)
+libvirtestmock_la_LIBADD = \
 	$(MOCKLIBS_LIBS) \
 	$(PROBES_O) \
 	../src/libvirt_util.la
@@ -1350,11 +1350,11 @@ virdbustest_SOURCES = \
 virdbustest_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) $(DBUS_CFLAGS)
 virdbustest_LDADD = $(LDADDS) $(DBUS_LIBS)
 
-virdbusmock_la_SOURCES = \
+libvirdbusmock_la_SOURCES = \
 	virdbusmock.c
-virdbusmock_la_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) $(DBUS_CFLAGS)
-virdbusmock_la_LDFLAGS = $(MOCKLIBS_LDFLAGS)
-virdbusmock_la_LIBADD = $(MOCKLIBS_LIBS)
+libvirdbusmock_la_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) $(DBUS_CFLAGS)
+libvirdbusmock_la_LDFLAGS = $(MOCKLIBS_LDFLAGS)
+libvirdbusmock_la_LIBADD = $(MOCKLIBS_LIBS)
 
 virpolkittest_SOURCES = \
 	virpolkittest.c testutils.h testutils.c
diff --git a/tests/bhyveargv2xmltest.c b/tests/bhyveargv2xmltest.c
index d552364846..8e29225e31 100644
--- a/tests/bhyveargv2xmltest.c
+++ b/tests/bhyveargv2xmltest.c
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ mymain(void)
     return ret == 0 ? EXIT_SUCCESS : EXIT_FAILURE;
 }
 
-VIR_TEST_MAIN_PRELOAD(mymain, abs_builddir "/.libs/bhyveargv2xmlmock.so")
+VIR_TEST_MAIN_PRELOAD(mymain, VIR_TEST_MOCK("bhyveargv2xml"))
 
 #else
 
diff --git a/tests/bhyvexml2argvtest.c b/tests/bhyvexml2argvtest.c
index c84925c57b..14ceac052e 100644
--- a/tests/bhyvexml2argvtest.c
+++ b/tests/bhyvexml2argvtest.c
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ mymain(void)
     return ret == 0 ? EXIT_SUCCESS : EXIT_FAILURE;
 }
 
-VIR_TEST_MAIN_PRELOAD(mymain, abs_builddir "/.libs/bhyvexml2argvmock.so")
+VIR_TEST_MAIN_PRELOAD(mymain, VIR_TEST_MOCK("bhyvexml2argv"))
 
 #else
 
diff --git a/tests/bhyvexml2xmltest.c b/tests/bhyvexml2xmltest.c
index e8a6867fcd..66394e2ae4 100644
--- a/tests/bhyvexml2xmltest.c
+++ b/tests/bhyvexml2xmltest.c
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ mymain(void)
     return ret == 0 ? EXIT_SUCCESS : EXIT_FAILURE;
 }
 
-VIR_TEST_MAIN_PRELOAD(mymain, abs_builddir "/.libs/bhyvexml2argvmock.so")
+VIR_TEST_MAIN_PRELOAD(mymain, VIR_TEST_MOCK("bhyvexml2argv"))
 
 #else
 
diff --git a/tests/domaincapstest.c b/tests/domaincapstest.c
index dc50b326f3..979010facb 100644
--- a/tests/domaincapstest.c
+++ b/tests/domaincapstest.c
@@ -486,8 +486,8 @@ mymain(void)
 
 #if WITH_QEMU
 VIR_TEST_MAIN_PRELOAD(mymain,
-                       abs_builddir "/.libs/domaincapsmock.so",
-                       abs_builddir "/.libs/qemucpumock.so")
+                      VIR_TEST_MOCK("domaincaps"),
+                      VIR_TEST_MOCK("qemucpu"))
 #else
-VIR_TEST_MAIN_PRELOAD(mymain, abs_builddir "/.libs/domaincapsmock.so")
+VIR_TEST_MAIN_PRELOAD(mymain, VIR_TEST_MOCK("domaincaps"))
 #endif
diff --git a/tests/fchosttest.c b/tests/fchosttest.c
index 3ee1912926..05272a2e9e 100644
--- a/tests/fchosttest.c
+++ b/tests/fchosttest.c
@@ -382,4 +382,4 @@ mymain(void)
     return ret;
 }
 
-VIR_TEST_MAIN_PRELOAD(mymain, abs_builddir "/.libs/virrandommock.so")
+VIR_TEST_MAIN_PRELOAD(mymain, VIR_TEST_MOCK("virrandom"))
diff --git a/tests/libxlxml2domconfigtest.c b/tests/libxlxml2domconfigtest.c
index 048e6c0431..3b3f63403e 100644
--- a/tests/libxlxml2domconfigtest.c
+++ b/tests/libxlxml2domconfigtest.c
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ mymain(void)
     return ret == 0 ? EXIT_SUCCESS : EXIT_FAILURE;
 }
 
-VIR_TEST_MAIN_PRELOAD(mymain, abs_builddir "/.libs/libxlmock.so")
+VIR_TEST_MAIN_PRELOAD(mymain, VIR_TEST_MOCK("xl"))
 
 #else
 
diff --git a/tests/nsstest.c b/tests/nsstest.c
index 4118c31cef..734e4cbc07 100644
--- a/tests/nsstest.c
+++ b/tests/nsstest.c
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ mymain(void)
     return ret == 0 ? EXIT_SUCCESS : EXIT_FAILURE;
 }
 
-VIR_TEST_MAIN_PRELOAD(mymain, abs_builddir "/.libs/nssmock.so")
+VIR_TEST_MAIN_PRELOAD(mymain, VIR_TEST_MOCK("nss"))
 #else
 int
 main(void)
diff --git a/tests/qemucaps2xmltest.c b/tests/qemucaps2xmltest.c
index 08dc598541..3b381251a0 100644
--- a/tests/qemucaps2xmltest.c
+++ b/tests/qemucaps2xmltest.c
@@ -217,4 +217,4 @@ mymain(void)
     return (data.ret == 0) ? EXIT_SUCCESS : EXIT_FAILURE;
 }
 
-VIR_TEST_MAIN_PRELOAD(mymain, abs_builddir "/.libs/qemucaps2xmlmock.so")
+VIR_TEST_MAIN_PRELOAD(mymain, VIR_TEST_MOCK("qemucaps2xml"))
diff --git a/tests/qemucapsprobe.c b/tests/qemucapsprobe.c
index 14c0ecad97..ae016c47c2 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapsprobe.c
+++ b/tests/qemucapsprobe.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
     virThread thread;
     virQEMUCapsPtr caps;
 
-    VIR_TEST_PRELOAD(abs_builddir "/.libs/qemucapsprobemock.so");
+    VIR_TEST_PRELOAD(VIR_TEST_MOCK("qemucapsprobe"));
 
     if (argc != 2) {
         fprintf(stderr, "%s QEMU_binary\n", argv[0]);
diff --git a/tests/qemumemlocktest.c b/tests/qemumemlocktest.c
index 42a4643338..c9484ac9cb 100644
--- a/tests/qemumemlocktest.c
+++ b/tests/qemumemlocktest.c
@@ -155,8 +155,7 @@ mymain(void)
     return ret == 0 ? EXIT_SUCCESS : EXIT_FAILURE;
 }
 
-VIR_TEST_MAIN_PRELOAD(mymain,
-                      abs_builddir "/.libs/virpcimock.so")
+VIR_TEST_MAIN_PRELOAD(mymain, VIR_TEST_MOCK("virpci"))
 
 #else
 
diff --git a/tests/qemumonitorjsontest.c b/tests/qemumonitorjsontest.c
index 522ff5a3d5..07832de3f1 100644
--- a/tests/qemumonitorjsontest.c
+++ b/tests/qemumonitorjsontest.c
@@ -3298,4 +3298,4 @@ mymain(void)
     return (ret == 0) ? EXIT_SUCCESS : EXIT_FAILURE;
 }
 
-VIR_TEST_MAIN_PRELOAD(mymain, abs_builddir "/.libs/virdeterministichashmock.so")
+VIR_TEST_MAIN_PRELOAD(mymain, VIR_TEST_MOCK("virdeterministichash"))
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c b/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c
index 2554d848cf..1799eb3387 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c
@@ -2994,10 +2994,10 @@ mymain(void)
 }
 
 VIR_TEST_MAIN_PRELOAD(mymain,
-                      abs_builddir "/.libs/qemuxml2argvmock.so",
-                      abs_builddir "/.libs/virrandommock.so",
-                      abs_builddir "/.libs/qemucpumock.so",
-                      abs_builddir "/.libs/virpcimock.so")
+                      VIR_TEST_MOCK("qemuxml2argv"),
+                      VIR_TEST_MOCK("virrandom"),
+                      VIR_TEST_MOCK("qemucpu"),
+                      VIR_TEST_MOCK("virpci"))
 
 #else
 
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2xmltest.c b/tests/qemuxml2xmltest.c
index e4e426c99b..4981eca864 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2xmltest.c
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2xmltest.c
@@ -1343,9 +1343,9 @@ mymain(void)
 }
 
 VIR_TEST_MAIN_PRELOAD(mymain,
-                      abs_builddir "/.libs/virpcimock.so",
-                      abs_builddir "/.libs/virrandommock.so",
-                      abs_builddir "/.libs/virdeterministichashmock.so")
+                      VIR_TEST_MOCK("virpci"),
+                      VIR_TEST_MOCK("virrandom"),
+                      VIR_TEST_MOCK("virdeterministichash"))
 
 #else
 
diff --git a/tests/testutils.c b/tests/testutils.c
index 245b1832f6..1fda3763f9 100644
--- a/tests/testutils.c
+++ b/tests/testutils.c
@@ -962,8 +962,6 @@ virTestSetEnvPath(void)
     return ret;
 }
 
-#define TEST_MOCK (abs_builddir "/.libs/virtestmock.so")
-
 int virTestMain(int argc,
                 char **argv,
                 int (*func)(void),
@@ -981,7 +979,7 @@ int virTestMain(int argc,
     virLogOutputPtr *outputs = NULL;
 
     if (getenv("VIR_TEST_FILE_ACCESS"))
-        VIR_TEST_PRELOAD(TEST_MOCK);
+        VIR_TEST_PRELOAD(VIR_TEST_MOCK("virtest"));
 
     va_start(ap, func);
     while ((lib = va_arg(ap, const char *)))
diff --git a/tests/testutils.h b/tests/testutils.h
index 07dda6e355..e0fa2b2448 100644
--- a/tests/testutils.h
+++ b/tests/testutils.h
@@ -148,6 +148,10 @@ int virTestMain(int argc,
         return virTestMain(argc, argv, func, __VA_ARGS__, NULL); \
     }
 
+#define MOCK_EXT ".so"
+
+#define VIR_TEST_MOCK(mock) (abs_builddir "/.libs/lib" mock "mock" MOCK_EXT)
+
 virCapsPtr virTestGenericCapsInit(void);
 int virTestCapsBuildNUMATopology(virCapsPtr caps,
                                  int seq);
diff --git a/tests/vircaps2xmltest.c b/tests/vircaps2xmltest.c
index fc112db0bc..41e84a3b25 100644
--- a/tests/vircaps2xmltest.c
+++ b/tests/vircaps2xmltest.c
@@ -116,4 +116,4 @@ mymain(void)
     return ret;
 }
 
-VIR_TEST_MAIN_PRELOAD(mymain, abs_builddir "/.libs/virnumamock.so")
+VIR_TEST_MAIN_PRELOAD(mymain, VIR_TEST_MOCK("virnuma"))
diff --git a/tests/vircgrouptest.c b/tests/vircgrouptest.c
index 20f4c57b04..e862b132f0 100644
--- a/tests/vircgrouptest.c
+++ b/tests/vircgrouptest.c
@@ -1136,7 +1136,7 @@ mymain(void)
     return ret == 0 ? EXIT_SUCCESS : EXIT_FAILURE;
 }
 
-VIR_TEST_MAIN_PRELOAD(mymain, abs_builddir "/.libs/vircgroupmock.so")
+VIR_TEST_MAIN_PRELOAD(mymain, VIR_TEST_MOCK("vircgroup"))
 
 #else
 int
diff --git a/tests/vircryptotest.c b/tests/vircryptotest.c
index 6841d74901..42ef0b8900 100644
--- a/tests/vircryptotest.c
+++ b/tests/vircryptotest.c
@@ -179,4 +179,4 @@ mymain(void)
 }
 
 /* Forces usage of not so random virRandomBytes */
-VIR_TEST_MAIN_PRELOAD(mymain, abs_builddir "/.libs/virrandommock.so")
+VIR_TEST_MAIN_PRELOAD(mymain, VIR_TEST_MOCK("virrandom"))
diff --git a/tests/virfilecachetest.c b/tests/virfilecachetest.c
index 08062d66e3..a17086e004 100644
--- a/tests/virfilecachetest.c
+++ b/tests/virfilecachetest.c
@@ -233,4 +233,4 @@ mymain(void)
     return ret != 0 ? EXIT_FAILURE : EXIT_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-VIR_TEST_MAIN_PRELOAD(mymain, abs_builddir "/.libs/virfilecachemock.so")
+VIR_TEST_MAIN_PRELOAD(mymain, VIR_TEST_MOCK("virfilecache"))
diff --git a/tests/virfiletest.c b/tests/virfiletest.c
index aa4c3435e5..14be2d9d60 100644
--- a/tests/virfiletest.c
+++ b/tests/virfiletest.c
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ mymain(void)
 }
 
 #ifdef __linux__
-VIR_TEST_MAIN_PRELOAD(mymain, abs_builddir "/.libs/virfilemock.so")
+VIR_TEST_MAIN_PRELOAD(mymain, VIR_TEST_MOCK("virfile"))
 #else
 VIR_TEST_MAIN(mymain)
 #endif
diff --git a/tests/virfirewalltest.c b/tests/virfirewalltest.c
index 7c586877d3..78685a3bf4 100644
--- a/tests/virfirewalltest.c
+++ b/tests/virfirewalltest.c
@@ -1198,7 +1198,7 @@ mymain(void)
 }
 
 # if WITH_DBUS
-VIR_TEST_MAIN_PRELOAD(mymain, abs_builddir "/.libs/virdbusmock.so")
+VIR_TEST_MAIN_PRELOAD(mymain, VIR_TEST_MOCK("virdbus"))
 # else
 VIR_TEST_MAIN(mymain)
 # endif
diff --git a/tests/virhostcputest.c b/tests/virhostcputest.c
index bb60dd3ffc..9ee0d2f15b 100644
--- a/tests/virhostcputest.c
+++ b/tests/virhostcputest.c
@@ -276,6 +276,6 @@ mymain(void)
     return ret == 0 ? EXIT_SUCCESS : EXIT_FAILURE;
 }
 
-VIR_TEST_MAIN_PRELOAD(mymain, abs_builddir "/.libs/virhostcpumock.so")
+VIR_TEST_MAIN_PRELOAD(mymain, VIR_TEST_MOCK("virhostcpu"))
 
 #endif /* __linux__ */
diff --git a/tests/virhostdevtest.c b/tests/virhostdevtest.c
index f860426678..d0859a421c 100644
--- a/tests/virhostdevtest.c
+++ b/tests/virhostdevtest.c
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ mymain(void)
     return ret == 0 ? EXIT_SUCCESS : EXIT_FAILURE;
 }
 
-VIR_TEST_MAIN_PRELOAD(mymain, abs_builddir "/.libs/virpcimock.so")
+VIR_TEST_MAIN_PRELOAD(mymain, VIR_TEST_MOCK("virpci"))
 #else
 int
 main(void)
diff --git a/tests/viriscsitest.c b/tests/viriscsitest.c
index cc552a5cfe..1ce039425b 100644
--- a/tests/viriscsitest.c
+++ b/tests/viriscsitest.c
@@ -365,6 +365,5 @@ mymain(void)
     return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-VIR_TEST_MAIN_PRELOAD(mymain,
-                      abs_builddir "/.libs/virrandommock.so")
+VIR_TEST_MAIN_PRELOAD(mymain, VIR_TEST_MOCK("virrandom"))
 #endif /* WIN32 */
diff --git a/tests/virmacmaptest.c b/tests/virmacmaptest.c
index 884dabab82..995aff1178 100644
--- a/tests/virmacmaptest.c
+++ b/tests/virmacmaptest.c
@@ -232,4 +232,4 @@ mymain(void)
     return ret == 0 ? EXIT_SUCCESS : EXIT_FAILURE;
 }
 
-VIR_TEST_MAIN_PRELOAD(mymain, abs_builddir "/.libs/virdeterministichashmock.so")
+VIR_TEST_MAIN_PRELOAD(mymain, VIR_TEST_MOCK("virdeterministichash"))
diff --git a/tests/virnetdaemontest.c b/tests/virnetdaemontest.c
index 816bfe05d4..0a75568902 100644
--- a/tests/virnetdaemontest.c
+++ b/tests/virnetdaemontest.c
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ mymain(void)
 
     return ret == 0 ? EXIT_SUCCESS : EXIT_FAILURE;
 }
-VIR_TEST_MAIN_PRELOAD(mymain, abs_builddir "/.libs/virnetdaemonmock.so")
+VIR_TEST_MAIN_PRELOAD(mymain, VIR_TEST_MOCK("virnetdaemon"))
 #else
 static int
 mymain(void)
diff --git a/tests/virnetdevbandwidthtest.c b/tests/virnetdevbandwidthtest.c
index 2c0b6a6713..59647173c3 100644
--- a/tests/virnetdevbandwidthtest.c
+++ b/tests/virnetdevbandwidthtest.c
@@ -166,4 +166,4 @@ mymain(void)
     return ret;
 }
 
-VIR_TEST_MAIN_PRELOAD(mymain, abs_builddir "/.libs/virnetdevbandwidthmock.so")
+VIR_TEST_MAIN_PRELOAD(mymain, VIR_TEST_MOCK("virnetdevbandwidth"))
diff --git a/tests/virnetdevtest.c b/tests/virnetdevtest.c
index 24fb4d35e0..5d266a28ee 100644
--- a/tests/virnetdevtest.c
+++ b/tests/virnetdevtest.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ mymain(void)
     return ret == 0 ? EXIT_SUCCESS : EXIT_FAILURE;
 }
 
-VIR_TEST_MAIN_PRELOAD(mymain, abs_builddir "/.libs/virnetdevmock.so")
+VIR_TEST_MAIN_PRELOAD(mymain, VIR_TEST_MOCK("virnetdev"))
 #else
 int
 main(void)
diff --git a/tests/virnetserverclienttest.c b/tests/virnetserverclienttest.c
index cb5071b2d9..4d7c6555b9 100644
--- a/tests/virnetserverclienttest.c
+++ b/tests/virnetserverclienttest.c
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ mymain(void)
 
     return ret == 0 ? EXIT_SUCCESS : EXIT_FAILURE;
 }
-VIR_TEST_MAIN_PRELOAD(mymain, abs_builddir "/.libs/virnetserverclientmock.so")
+VIR_TEST_MAIN_PRELOAD(mymain, VIR_TEST_MOCK("virnetserverclient"))
 #else
 static int
 mymain(void)
diff --git a/tests/virnettlscontexttest.c b/tests/virnettlscontexttest.c
index 07910c2749..9a0d947c1b 100644
--- a/tests/virnettlscontexttest.c
+++ b/tests/virnettlscontexttest.c
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ mymain(void)
     return ret == 0 ? EXIT_SUCCESS : EXIT_FAILURE;
 }
 
-VIR_TEST_MAIN_PRELOAD(mymain, abs_builddir "/.libs/virrandommock.so")
+VIR_TEST_MAIN_PRELOAD(mymain, VIR_TEST_MOCK("virrandom"))
 
 #else
 
diff --git a/tests/virnettlssessiontest.c b/tests/virnettlssessiontest.c
index 41abbe7eaf..8d89b16814 100644
--- a/tests/virnettlssessiontest.c
+++ b/tests/virnettlssessiontest.c
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ mymain(void)
     return ret == 0 ? EXIT_SUCCESS : EXIT_FAILURE;
 }
 
-VIR_TEST_MAIN_PRELOAD(mymain, abs_builddir "/.libs/virrandommock.so")
+VIR_TEST_MAIN_PRELOAD(mymain, VIR_TEST_MOCK("virrandom"))
 
 #else
 
diff --git a/tests/virpcitest.c b/tests/virpcitest.c
index 0bd37268ef..12b142700a 100644
--- a/tests/virpcitest.c
+++ b/tests/virpcitest.c
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ mymain(void)
     return ret == 0 ? EXIT_SUCCESS : EXIT_FAILURE;
 }
 
-VIR_TEST_MAIN_PRELOAD(mymain, abs_builddir "/.libs/virpcimock.so")
+VIR_TEST_MAIN_PRELOAD(mymain, VIR_TEST_MOCK("virpci"))
 #else
 int
 main(void)
diff --git a/tests/virpolkittest.c b/tests/virpolkittest.c
index 94a6daae0c..ce1ff92bf2 100644
--- a/tests/virpolkittest.c
+++ b/tests/virpolkittest.c
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ mymain(void)
     return ret == 0 ? EXIT_SUCCESS : EXIT_FAILURE;
 }
 
-VIR_TEST_MAIN_PRELOAD(mymain, abs_builddir "/.libs/virdbusmock.so")
+VIR_TEST_MAIN_PRELOAD(mymain, VIR_TEST_MOCK("virdbus"))
 
 #else /* ! __ELF__ */
 int
diff --git a/tests/virportallocatortest.c b/tests/virportallocatortest.c
index 211de705a4..c695b26859 100644
--- a/tests/virportallocatortest.c
+++ b/tests/virportallocatortest.c
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ mymain(void)
     return ret == 0 ? EXIT_SUCCESS : EXIT_FAILURE;
 }
 
-VIR_TEST_MAIN_PRELOAD(mymain, abs_builddir "/.libs/virportallocatormock.so")
+VIR_TEST_MAIN_PRELOAD(mymain, VIR_TEST_MOCK("virportallocator"))
 #else /* defined(__linux__) && defined(RTLD_NEXT) */
 int
 main(void)
diff --git a/tests/virsystemdtest.c b/tests/virsystemdtest.c
index 2dafce2764..3add1ab56f 100644
--- a/tests/virsystemdtest.c
+++ b/tests/virsystemdtest.c
@@ -783,7 +783,7 @@ mymain(void)
     return ret == 0 ? EXIT_SUCCESS : EXIT_FAILURE;
 }
 
-VIR_TEST_MAIN_PRELOAD(mymain, abs_builddir "/.libs/virdbusmock.so")
+VIR_TEST_MAIN_PRELOAD(mymain, VIR_TEST_MOCK("virdbus"))
 
 #else /* ! (WITH_DBUS && __linux__) */
 int
diff --git a/tests/virusbtest.c b/tests/virusbtest.c
index 564c4b44a4..1f04f283f5 100644
--- a/tests/virusbtest.c
+++ b/tests/virusbtest.c
@@ -288,4 +288,4 @@ mymain(void)
     return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-VIR_TEST_MAIN_PRELOAD(mymain, abs_builddir "/.libs/virusbmock.so")
+VIR_TEST_MAIN_PRELOAD(mymain, VIR_TEST_MOCK("virusb"))