diff --git a/bin/tests/db/Makefile.in b/bin/tests/db/Makefile.in
index 06ede7fad6..df3645caa6 100644
--- a/bin/tests/db/Makefile.in
+++ b/bin/tests/db/Makefile.in
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ TARGETS =	t_db
 t_db: t_db.@O@ ${DEPLIBS} ${TLIB}
 	${LIBTOOL} ${CC} -o $@ t_db.@O@ ${TLIB} ${LIBS}
 
-test:
+test: t_db
 	-@./t_db -c @top_srcdir@/t_config -b @srcdir@ -a
 
 testhelp:
diff --git a/bin/tests/dst/Makefile.in b/bin/tests/dst/Makefile.in
index 99c2212016..7fffb5d629 100644
--- a/bin/tests/dst/Makefile.in
+++ b/bin/tests/dst/Makefile.in
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ dst_test: dst_test.@O@ ${DEPLIBS}
 t_dst: t_dst.@O@ ${DEPLIBS} ${TLIB}
 	${LIBTOOL} ${CC} -o $@ t_dst.@O@  ${TLIB} ${LIBS}
 
-test:
+test: t_dst
 	-@ ./t_dst -b @srcdir@ -q 1800 -a
 
 clean distclean::
diff --git a/bin/tests/master/Makefile.in b/bin/tests/master/Makefile.in
index 6fc346df16..2d6025c688 100644
--- a/bin/tests/master/Makefile.in
+++ b/bin/tests/master/Makefile.in
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ SRCS =		t_master.c
 t_master: t_master.@O@ ${DEPLIBS} ${TLIB}
 	${LIBTOOL} ${CC} -o $@ t_master.@O@ ${TLIB} ${LIBS}
 
-test:
+test: t_master
 	-@ ./t_master -c @top_srcdir@/t_config -b @srcdir@ -a
 
 testhelp:
diff --git a/bin/tests/mem/Makefile.in b/bin/tests/mem/Makefile.in
index 9674b076f9..6ad1e82b4a 100644
--- a/bin/tests/mem/Makefile.in
+++ b/bin/tests/mem/Makefile.in
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ SRCS =		t_mem.c
 t_mem: t_mem.@O@ ${DEPLIBS}
 	${LIBTOOL} ${CC} -o $@ t_mem.@O@ ${LIBS}
 
-test:
+test: t_mem
 	-@./t_mem -b @srcdir@ -q 300 -a
 
 testhelp:
diff --git a/bin/tests/names/Makefile.in b/bin/tests/names/Makefile.in
index b5cf216465..af5b83e23d 100644
--- a/bin/tests/names/Makefile.in
+++ b/bin/tests/names/Makefile.in
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ SRCS =		t_names.c
 t_names: t_names.@O@ ${DEPLIBS} ${TLIB}
 	${LIBTOOL} ${CC} -o $@ t_names.@O@ ${TLIB} ${LIBS}
 
-test:
+test: t_names
 	-@./t_names -c @top_srcdir@/t_config -b @srcdir@ -a
 
 testhelp:
diff --git a/bin/tests/rbt/Makefile.in b/bin/tests/rbt/Makefile.in
index 1ff70a67ef..854be84aa7 100644
--- a/bin/tests/rbt/Makefile.in
+++ b/bin/tests/rbt/Makefile.in
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ SRCS =		t_rbt.c
 t_rbt: t_rbt.@O@ ${DEPLIBS} ${TLIB}
 	${LIBTOOL} ${CC} -o $@ t_rbt.@O@ ${TLIB} ${LIBS}
 
-test:
+test: t_rbt
 	-@./t_rbt -c @top_srcdir@/t_config -b @srcdir@ -a
 
 testhelp:
diff --git a/bin/tests/sockaddr/Makefile.in b/bin/tests/sockaddr/Makefile.in
index 48294dd0d7..6cfbaeb344 100644
--- a/bin/tests/sockaddr/Makefile.in
+++ b/bin/tests/sockaddr/Makefile.in
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ SRCS =		t_sockaddr.c
 t_sockaddr: t_sockaddr.@O@ ${DEPLIBS}
 	${LIBTOOL} ${CC} -o $@ t_sockaddr.@O@ ${LIBS}
 
-test:
+test: t_sockaddr
 	-@./t_sockaddr -b @srcdir@ -a
 
 testhelp:
diff --git a/bin/tests/tasks/Makefile.in b/bin/tests/tasks/Makefile.in
index 5d0f1694cc..2af0a868a0 100644
--- a/bin/tests/tasks/Makefile.in
+++ b/bin/tests/tasks/Makefile.in
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ SRCS =		t_tasks.c
 t_tasks: t_tasks.@O@ ${DEPLIBS}
 	${LIBTOOL} ${CC} -o $@ t_tasks.@O@ ${LIBS}
 
-test:
+test: t_tasks
 	-@./t_tasks -c @top_srcdir@/t_config -b @srcdir@ -a
 
 testhelp:
diff --git a/bin/tests/timers/Makefile.in b/bin/tests/timers/Makefile.in
index 25c7cfa115..22e38dc14d 100644
--- a/bin/tests/timers/Makefile.in
+++ b/bin/tests/timers/Makefile.in
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ SRCS =		t_timers.c
 t_timers: t_timers.@O@ ${DEPLIBS} ${TLIB}
 	${LIBTOOL} ${CC} -o $@ t_timers.@O@ ${TLIB} ${LIBS}
 
-test:
+test: t_timers
 	-@./t_timers -c @top_srcdir@/t_config -b @srcdir@ -q 60 -a
 
 testhelp: