diff --git a/tests/old/testsuite/plugin/Makefile.am b/tests/old/testsuite/plugin/Makefile.am
index 389086a474..5d7a21af78 100644
--- a/tests/old/testsuite/plugin/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/old/testsuite/plugin/Makefile.am
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ GST_PLUGIN_PATH=$(shell cd $(top_builddir) && pwd)
 TESTS_ENVIRONMENT = GST_PLUGIN_PATH=$(GST_PLUGIN_PATH) GST_REGISTRY=$(GST_PLUGIN_PATH)/testsuite/test-registry.xml
 
 # FIXME : tests need fixing
-testprogs = # static # dynamic linked loading registry static2
+testprogs = # static dynamic linked loading registry static2
 
 AM_CFLAGS = $(GST_CFLAGS)
 LIBS = $(GST_LIBS)
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ libtestplugin2_la_LIBS = $(GST_LIBS)
 
 # linked_LDFLAGS = -L. -ltestplugin -ltestplugin2
 
-static_SOURCES = static.c testplugin_s.c testplugin2_s.c
+# static_SOURCES = static.c testplugin_s.c testplugin2_s.c
 
 TESTS = $(testprogs)
 
diff --git a/testsuite/plugin/Makefile.am b/testsuite/plugin/Makefile.am
index 389086a474..5d7a21af78 100644
--- a/testsuite/plugin/Makefile.am
+++ b/testsuite/plugin/Makefile.am
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ GST_PLUGIN_PATH=$(shell cd $(top_builddir) && pwd)
 TESTS_ENVIRONMENT = GST_PLUGIN_PATH=$(GST_PLUGIN_PATH) GST_REGISTRY=$(GST_PLUGIN_PATH)/testsuite/test-registry.xml
 
 # FIXME : tests need fixing
-testprogs = # static # dynamic linked loading registry static2
+testprogs = # static dynamic linked loading registry static2
 
 AM_CFLAGS = $(GST_CFLAGS)
 LIBS = $(GST_LIBS)
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ libtestplugin2_la_LIBS = $(GST_LIBS)
 
 # linked_LDFLAGS = -L. -ltestplugin -ltestplugin2
 
-static_SOURCES = static.c testplugin_s.c testplugin2_s.c
+# static_SOURCES = static.c testplugin_s.c testplugin2_s.c
 
 TESTS = $(testprogs)