diff --git a/tests/Makefile b/tests/Makefile
index ef286e7..0e3eb44 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile
+++ b/tests/Makefile
@@ -277,8 +277,10 @@
 # QTest rules
 
 TARGETS=$(patsubst %-softmmu,%, $(filter %-softmmu,$(TARGET_DIRS)))
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_POSIX),y)
 QTEST_TARGETS=$(foreach TARGET,$(TARGETS), $(if $(check-qtest-$(TARGET)-y), $(TARGET),))
-check-qtest-$(CONFIG_POSIX)=$(foreach TARGET,$(TARGETS), $(check-qtest-$(TARGET)-y))
+check-qtest-y=$(foreach TARGET,$(TARGETS), $(check-qtest-$(TARGET)-y))
+endif
 
 qtest-obj-y = tests/libqtest.o libqemuutil.a libqemustub.a
 $(check-qtest-y): $(qtest-obj-y)