diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 17671ef6de..03e0b0fc1c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -252,6 +252,9 @@ AC_HELP_STRING([--disable-failing-tests],[disable building tests known to fail])
 esac], 
 [BUILD_FAILING_TESTS=yes]) dnl Default value
 AM_CONDITIONAL(BUILD_FAILING_TESTS, test "x$BUILD_FAILING_TESTS" = "xyes")
+if test x$BUILD_FAILING_TESTS = xyes; then
+  AC_MSG_WARN([building tests known to fail, use --disable-failing-tests to disable])
+fi
 
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(examples,
 AC_HELP_STRING([--disable-examples],[disable building examples]),
diff --git a/tests/old/testsuite/Makefile.am b/tests/old/testsuite/Makefile.am
index f3df9a92d4..9dbfddf3dd 100644
--- a/tests/old/testsuite/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/old/testsuite/Makefile.am
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # FIXME : threads bytestream
-SUBDIRS = caps cleanup plugin elements clock refcounting ## dynparams
+SUBDIRS = caps plugin elements clock refcounting ## cleanup dynparams
 
 GST_PLUGIN_PATH = $(shell cd $(top_builddir) && pwd)
 TESTS_ENVIRONMENT = GST_PLUGIN_PATH=$(GST_PLUGIN_PATH) GST_REGISTRY=`pwd`/test-registry.xml
diff --git a/testsuite/Makefile.am b/testsuite/Makefile.am
index f3df9a92d4..9dbfddf3dd 100644
--- a/testsuite/Makefile.am
+++ b/testsuite/Makefile.am
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # FIXME : threads bytestream
-SUBDIRS = caps cleanup plugin elements clock refcounting ## dynparams
+SUBDIRS = caps plugin elements clock refcounting ## cleanup dynparams
 
 GST_PLUGIN_PATH = $(shell cd $(top_builddir) && pwd)
 TESTS_ENVIRONMENT = GST_PLUGIN_PATH=$(GST_PLUGIN_PATH) GST_REGISTRY=`pwd`/test-registry.xml