diff --git a/tests/Makefile b/tests/Makefile
index 1fcd6338713f4997058631e805df56fb11a35a1e..fa25c70712fbbc11055858226245deb2b039d8a1 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile
+++ b/tests/Makefile
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ gcov-files-i386-y += hw/usb/hcd-ehci.c
 gcov-files-i386-y += hw/usb/hcd-uhci.c
 gcov-files-i386-y += hw/usb/dev-hid.c
 gcov-files-i386-y += hw/usb/dev-storage.c
-check-qtest-i386-$(CONFIG_POSIX) += tests/vhost-user-test$(EXESUF)
+check-qtest-i386-$(CONFIG_LINUX) += tests/vhost-user-test$(EXESUF)
 check-qtest-x86_64-y = $(check-qtest-i386-y)
 gcov-files-i386-y += i386-softmmu/hw/timer/mc146818rtc.c
 gcov-files-x86_64-y = $(subst i386-softmmu/,x86_64-softmmu/,$(gcov-files-i386-y))