diff --git a/tests/Makefile b/tests/Makefile
index 7757d84b32..a47ee71bf6 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile
+++ b/tests/Makefile
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ TOOL = ffmpeg
 
 fate:: $(FATE)
 
-$(FATE): $(TOOL)$(EXESUF) $(FATE_UTILS:%=tests/%$(HOSTEXESUF))
+$(FATE) $(FATE_TESTS-no): $(TOOL)$(EXESUF) $(FATE_UTILS:%=tests/%$(HOSTEXESUF))
 	@echo "TEST    $(@:fate-%=%)"
 	$(Q)$(SRC_PATH)/tests/fate-run.sh $@ "$(SAMPLES)" "$(TARGET_EXEC)" "$(TARGET_PATH)" '$(CMD)' '$(CMP)' '$(REF)' '$(FUZZ)' '$(THREADS)' '$(THREAD_TYPE)' '$(CPUFLAGS)' '$(CMP_SHIFT)' '$(CMP_TARGET)' '$(SIZE_TOLERANCE)'