diff --git a/tests/Makefile.am b/tests/Makefile.am
index 797b3f8a8..19b9274fd 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/Makefile.am
@@ -34,15 +34,12 @@ curl:
 	@cd $(top_builddir) && $(MAKE)
 
 test: sws
-	@cd data && exec $(MAKE) test
 	srcdir=$(srcdir) $(PERL) $(PERLFLAGS) $(srcdir)/runtests.pl
 
 quiet-test: sws
-	@cd data && exec $(MAKE) test
 	srcdir=$(srcdir) $(PERL) $(PERLFLAGS) $(srcdir)/runtests.pl -s -a
 
 full-test: sws
-	@cd data && exec $(MAKE) test
 	srcdir=$(srcdir) $(PERL) $(PERLFLAGS) $(srcdir)/runtests.pl -a
 
 sws: