diff --git a/tests/fate/checkasm.mak b/tests/fate/checkasm.mak
index c7b6b36ebb..70ec824f5b 100644
--- a/tests/fate/checkasm.mak
+++ b/tests/fate/checkasm.mak
@@ -25,5 +25,5 @@ $(FATE_CHECKASM): tests/checkasm/checkasm$(EXESUF)
 $(FATE_CHECKASM): CMD = run tests/checkasm/checkasm --test=$(@:fate-checkasm-%=%)
 $(FATE_CHECKASM): REF = /dev/null
 
-FATE += $(FATE_CHECKASM)
+FATE-$(CONFIG_STATIC) += $(FATE_CHECKASM)
 fate-checkasm: $(FATE_CHECKASM)