diff --git a/testsuite/Makefile.am b/testsuite/Makefile.am
index 3c7ed7341..c523eff8d 100644
--- a/testsuite/Makefile.am
+++ b/testsuite/Makefile.am
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ TESTS_ENVIRONMENT = \
 	$(top_builddir)/pre-inst-guile \
 	-l $(srcdir)/run-vm-tests.scm -e run-vm-tests
 
-check_SCRIPTS =					\
+TESTS =						\
       t-basic-contructs.scm			\
       t-global-bindings.scm			\
       t-catch.scm				\
@@ -24,6 +24,4 @@ check_SCRIPTS =					\
       t-match.scm				\
       t-mutual-toplevel-defines.scm
 
-TESTS = $(check_SCRIPTS)
-
-EXTRA_DIST = run-vm-tests.scm
+EXTRA_DIST = run-vm-tests.scm $(TESTS)