diff --git a/tests/Makefile b/tests/Makefile
index 4b2e1bbea9a8cf932be354decdfd71cbea1b01eb..2ea54fcf2f6c18212bbdc14bae7b879a7d85c62b 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile
+++ b/tests/Makefile
@@ -187,7 +187,8 @@ check-qtest-xtensaeb-y = $(check-qtest-xtensa-y)
 
 # qom-test works for all sysemu architectures:
 $(foreach target,$(SYSEMU_TARGET_LIST), \
-    $(eval check-qtest-$(target)-y += tests/qom-test$(EXESUF)))
+	$(if $(findstring tests/qom-test$(EXESUF), $(check-qtest-$(target)-y)),, \
+		$(eval check-qtest-$(target)-y += tests/qom-test$(EXESUF))))
 
 check-qapi-schema-y := $(addprefix tests/qapi-schema/, \
         comments.json empty.json funny-char.json indented-expr.json \