diff --git a/tests/old/testsuite/parse/Makefile.am b/tests/old/testsuite/parse/Makefile.am
index e54d16d482..0c431f77ba 100644
--- a/tests/old/testsuite/parse/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/old/testsuite/parse/Makefile.am
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
-testprogs = parse2
-#testprogs = parse1 parse2
 
-TESTS = $(testprogs)
+check_PROGRAMS = parse1 parse2
 
-check_PROGRAMS = $(testprogs)
+# parse1 is broken
+TESTS = parse2
 
 parse1_SOURCES = parse1.c
 parse2_SOURCES = parse2.c
diff --git a/testsuite/parse/Makefile.am b/testsuite/parse/Makefile.am
index e54d16d482..0c431f77ba 100644
--- a/testsuite/parse/Makefile.am
+++ b/testsuite/parse/Makefile.am
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
-testprogs = parse2
-#testprogs = parse1 parse2
 
-TESTS = $(testprogs)
+check_PROGRAMS = parse1 parse2
 
-check_PROGRAMS = $(testprogs)
+# parse1 is broken
+TESTS = parse2
 
 parse1_SOURCES = parse1.c
 parse2_SOURCES = parse2.c