diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index a1c86a7f2e..e3a135b66f 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ noinst_LTLIBRARIES =
 
 bin_PROGRAMS =
 noinst_PROGRAMS =
+check_PROGRAMS =
 TESTS =
 BENCHMARKS =
 
diff --git a/src/Makefile.minisketch.include b/src/Makefile.minisketch.include
index b337f48349..1363bec34e 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.minisketch.include
+++ b/src/Makefile.minisketch.include
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ if ENABLE_TESTS
 if !ENABLE_FUZZ
 MINISKETCH_TEST = minisketch/test
 TESTS += $(MINISKETCH_TEST)
-noinst_PROGRAMS += $(MINISKETCH_TEST)
+check_PROGRAMS += $(MINISKETCH_TEST)
 
 minisketch_test_SOURCES = $(MINISKETCH_TEST_SOURCES_INT)
 minisketch_test_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(LIBMINISKETCH_CPPFLAGS)