diff --git a/tests/old/testsuite/refcounting/Makefile.am b/tests/old/testsuite/refcounting/Makefile.am
index 99a5c005f4..b67cc9044a 100644
--- a/tests/old/testsuite/refcounting/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/old/testsuite/refcounting/Makefile.am
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 include ../Rules
 
-tests_pass = bin element mainloop pad
-tests_fail = sched element_pad
+tests_pass = bin element mainloop
+# pad
+tests_fail = sched
+# element_pad
 
 element_SOURCES = element.c mem.c
 pad_SOURCES = pad.c mem.c
diff --git a/testsuite/refcounting/Makefile.am b/testsuite/refcounting/Makefile.am
index 99a5c005f4..b67cc9044a 100644
--- a/testsuite/refcounting/Makefile.am
+++ b/testsuite/refcounting/Makefile.am
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 include ../Rules
 
-tests_pass = bin element mainloop pad
-tests_fail = sched element_pad
+tests_pass = bin element mainloop
+# pad
+tests_fail = sched
+# element_pad
 
 element_SOURCES = element.c mem.c
 pad_SOURCES = pad.c mem.c