--- a/tests/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-noinst_PROGRAMS = fftw_test rfftw_test
+check_PROGRAMS = fftw_test rfftw_test
 noinst_HEADERS = test_main.h
 
 FFTWDIR=../fftw
--- a/mpi/Makefile.am
+++ b/mpi/Makefile.am
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = @FFTW_MPI_LIBLIST@
 include_HEADERS = @FFTW_MPI_INCLUDELIST@
-noinst_PROGRAMS = @FFTW_MPI_PROGLIST@
+check_PROGRAMS = @FFTW_MPI_PROGLIST@
 
 EXTRA_LTLIBRARIES = lib@FFTW_PREFIX@fftw_mpi.la \
                     lib@FFTW_PREFIX@rfftw_mpi.la
 EXTRA_HEADERS = @FFTW_PREFIX@fftw_mpi.h @FFTW_PREFIX@rfftw_mpi.h 
--- a/threads/Makefile.am
+++ b/threads/Makefile.am
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = @FFTW_THREADS_LIBLIST@
 include_HEADERS = @FFTW_THREADS_INCLUDELIST@
-noinst_PROGRAMS = @FFTW_THREADS_PROGLIST@
+check_PROGRAMS = @FFTW_THREADS_PROGLIST@
 
 EXTRA_LTLIBRARIES = lib@FFTW_PREFIX@fftw_threads.la \
                     lib@FFTW_PREFIX@rfftw_threads.la
 EXTRA_HEADERS = @FFTW_PREFIX@fftw_threads.h \
                 @FFTW_PREFIX@rfftw_threads.h