diff --git a/tests/m2ua/Makefile.am b/tests/m2ua/Makefile.am
index b1d52669..6f060c40 100644
--- a/tests/m2ua/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/m2ua/Makefile.am
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 AM_CPPFLAGS = $(all_includes) -I$(top_srcdir)/include
 AM_CFLAGS=-Wall $(LIBOSMOCORE_CFLAGS)
+AM_LDFLAGS = -no-install
 
 EXTRA_DIST = m2ua_test.ok
 
diff --git a/tests/mtp/Makefile.am b/tests/mtp/Makefile.am
index d2b46a97..a3f22f10 100644
--- a/tests/mtp/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/mtp/Makefile.am
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 AM_CPPFLAGS = $(all_includes) -I$(top_srcdir)/include
 AM_CFLAGS = -Wall $(LIBOSMOCORE_CFLAGS)
+AM_LDFLAGS = -no-install
+
 check_PROGRAMS = mtp_parse_test
 
 EXTRA_DIST = mtp_parse_test.ok
diff --git a/tests/sccp/Makefile.am b/tests/sccp/Makefile.am
index 21f3f050..fc4f0c8e 100644
--- a/tests/sccp/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/sccp/Makefile.am
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 AM_CPPFLAGS = $(all_includes) -I$(top_srcdir)/include
 AM_CFLAGS=-Wall -ggdb3 $(LIBOSMOCORE_CFLAGS)
+AM_LDFLAGS = -no-install
 
 EXTRA_DIST = sccp_test.ok
 
diff --git a/tests/ss7/Makefile.am b/tests/ss7/Makefile.am
index 1f873dbe..ecc69e0b 100644
--- a/tests/ss7/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/ss7/Makefile.am
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 AM_CPPFLAGS = $(all_includes) -I$(top_srcdir)/include
 AM_CFLAGS=-Wall $(LIBOSMOCORE_CFLAGS) $(LIBOSMOVTY_CFLAGS)
 
-AM_LDFLAGS = -static
+AM_LDFLAGS = -static -no-install
 LDADD = $(top_builddir)/src/libosmo-sigtran.la \
 	$(LIBOSMOCORE_LIBS) $(LIBOSMOVTY_LIBS) $(LIBOSMONETIF_LIBS) $(LIBSCTP_LIBS)
 
diff --git a/tests/vty/Makefile.am b/tests/vty/Makefile.am
index 7e7a083c..9ed31b00 100644
--- a/tests/vty/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/vty/Makefile.am
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 AM_CPPFLAGS = $(all_includes) -I$(top_srcdir)/include
 AM_CFLAGS=-Wall $(LIBOSMOCORE_CFLAGS) $(LIBOSMOVTY_CFLAGS)
 
-AM_LDFLAGS = -static
+AM_LDFLAGS = -static -no-install
 LDADD = $(top_builddir)/src/libosmo-sigtran.la \
 	$(LIBOSMOCORE_LIBS) $(LIBOSMOVTY_LIBS) $(LIBOSMONETIF_LIBS) $(LIBSCTP_LIBS)
 
diff --git a/tests/xua/Makefile.am b/tests/xua/Makefile.am
index 92ba76d7..546039c2 100644
--- a/tests/xua/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/xua/Makefile.am
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 AM_CPPFLAGS = $(all_includes) -I$(top_srcdir)/include
 AM_CFLAGS=-Wall $(LIBOSMOCORE_CFLAGS) $(LIBOSMOVTY_CFLAGS)
 
-AM_LDFLAGS = -static
+AM_LDFLAGS = -static -no-install
 LDADD = $(top_builddir)/src/libosmo-sigtran.la \
 	$(LIBOSMOCORE_LIBS) $(LIBOSMOVTY_LIBS) $(LIBOSMONETIF_LIBS) $(LIBSCTP_LIBS)