diff --git a/src/tests/Makefile.am b/src/tests/Makefile.am
--- a/src/tests/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/tests/Makefile.am
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 TESTS=check_execio check_asprintf
-check_PROGRAMS=check_execio check_asprintf
-check_execio_SOURCES = check_execio.c
-check_execio_CFLAGS = @CHECK_CFLAGS@ -I$(top_builddir)/src/common
-check_execio_LDADD = $(top_builddir)/src/common/libdistrencommon.la @CHECK_LIBS@
 
-check_asprintf_SOURCES=check_asprintf.c
-check_asprintf_CFLAGS=$(check_execio_CFLAGS)
-check_asprintf_LDADD=$(check_execio_LDADD)
+LIBS = $(CHECK_LIBS)
+LDADD = $(top_builddir)/src/libdistrencommon.la
+
+check_PROGRAMS=$(TESTS)
+AM_CFLAGS = $(CHECK_CFLAGS) -I$(top_builddir)/src/common