diff --git a/examples/utest/testcases/kernel/SConscript b/examples/utest/testcases/kernel/SConscript
index 95959f1f9bcef1090462146516f332f543a22a09..8e7cf42cd86ad0a8e2a2127361fed9bf129eb07e 100644
--- a/examples/utest/testcases/kernel/SConscript
+++ b/examples/utest/testcases/kernel/SConscript
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ Import('rtconfig')
 from building import *
 
 cwd     = GetCurrentDir()
-src     = Split('''
-''')
+src     = []
+CPPPATH = [cwd]
 
 if GetDepend(['UTEST_MEMHEAP_TC']):
     src += ['memheap_tc.c']
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ if GetDepend(['UTEST_MAILBOX_TC']):
 if GetDepend(['UTEST_THREAD_TC']):
     src += ['thread_tc.c']
 
-CPPPATH = [cwd]
-
-group = DefineGroup('utestcases', src, depend = [''], CPPPATH = CPPPATH)
+group = DefineGroup('utestcases', src, depend = ['RT_USING_UTESTCASES'], CPPPATH = CPPPATH)
 
 Return('group')