diff --git a/tests/timer/Makefile.am b/tests/timer/Makefile.am
index 726fb7ff2..9f12d23ac 100644
--- a/tests/timer/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/timer/Makefile.am
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 INCLUDES = $(all_includes) -I$(top_srcdir)/include
-bin_PROGRAMS = timer_test
+noinst_PROGRAMS = timer_test
 
 timer_test_SOURCES = timer_test.c $(top_srcdir)/src/timer.c $(top_srcdir)/src/select.c