diff --git a/tests/m2ua/Makefile.am b/tests/m2ua/Makefile.am
index 33618ef1..aa882580 100644
--- a/tests/m2ua/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/m2ua/Makefile.am
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ AM_CFLAGS=-Wall $(LIBOSMOCORE_CFLAGS)
 
 EXTRA_DIST = m2ua_test.ok
 
-noinst_PROGRAMS = m2ua_test
+check_PROGRAMS = m2ua_test
 m2ua_test_SOURCES = m2ua_test.c
 m2ua_test_LDADD = $(top_builddir)/src/libxua.a $(LIBOSMOCORE_LIBS)
diff --git a/tests/mtp/Makefile.am b/tests/mtp/Makefile.am
index 21cc2c09..c770a160 100644
--- a/tests/mtp/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/mtp/Makefile.am
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 AM_CPPFLAGS = $(all_includes) -I$(top_srcdir)/include $(LIBOSMOCORE_CFLAGS) -Wall
-noinst_PROGRAMS = mtp_parse_test
+check_PROGRAMS = mtp_parse_test
 
 EXTRA_DIST = mtp_parse_test.ok
 
diff --git a/tests/sccp/Makefile.am b/tests/sccp/Makefile.am
index 85dbe64b..21f3f050 100644
--- a/tests/sccp/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/sccp/Makefile.am
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ AM_CFLAGS=-Wall -ggdb3 $(LIBOSMOCORE_CFLAGS)
 
 EXTRA_DIST = sccp_test.ok
 
-noinst_PROGRAMS = sccp_test
+check_PROGRAMS = sccp_test
 
 sccp_test_SOURCES = sccp_test.c
 sccp_test_LDADD = \
diff --git a/tests/ss7/Makefile.am b/tests/ss7/Makefile.am
index 3b6cb2c6..6ca75b3f 100644
--- a/tests/ss7/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/ss7/Makefile.am
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ LDADD = $(top_builddir)/src/libosmo-sigtran.la \
 
 EXTRA_DIST = ss7_test.ok ss7_test.err
 
-noinst_PROGRAMS = ss7_test
+check_PROGRAMS = ss7_test
 
 ss7_test_SOURCES = ss7_test.c
diff --git a/tests/vty/Makefile.am b/tests/vty/Makefile.am
index be672931..00e3a1fd 100644
--- a/tests/vty/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/vty/Makefile.am
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
 	vty_test_runner.py \
 	$(NULL)
 
-noinst_PROGRAMS = ss7_asp_vty_test
+check_PROGRAMS = ss7_asp_vty_test
 
 ss7_asp_vty_test_SOURCES = ss7_asp_vty_test.c
 
diff --git a/tests/xua/Makefile.am b/tests/xua/Makefile.am
index f56692be..ad4577de 100644
--- a/tests/xua/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/xua/Makefile.am
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ LDADD = $(top_builddir)/src/libosmo-sigtran.la \
 EXTRA_DIST = xua_test.ok xua_test.err
 
 noinst_HEADERS = sccp_test_data.h
-noinst_PROGRAMS = xua_test
+check_PROGRAMS = xua_test
 
 xua_test_SOURCES = xua_test.c sccp_test_data.c