diff --git a/tests/Makefile.am b/tests/Makefile.am
index 1d38f76fa7fb7c607ff07dfb161eae8d0856052b..1a2436793f719676f4c153ca06908ca90a07215f 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/Makefile.am
@@ -128,10 +128,13 @@ test_programs = virshtest sockettest \
         virportallocatortest \
 	sysinfotest \
 	virstoragetest \
-        fdstreamtest \
         fchosttest \
 	$(NULL)
 
+if WITH_LIBVIRTD
+test_programs += fdstreamtest
+endif WITH_LIBVIRTD
+
 if WITH_DBUS
 test_programs += virdbustest \
                  virsystemdtest