diff --git a/tests/libtest/Makefile.am b/tests/libtest/Makefile.am
index c25838b5a..6ecc2607a 100644
--- a/tests/libtest/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/libtest/Makefile.am
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ INCLUDES = -I$(top_srcdir)/include/curl
 LIBDIR = ../../lib
 
 # here are all tools used for running libcurl tests
-bin_PROGRAMS = lib500 lib501 lib502 lib503 lib504
+noinst_PROGRAMS = lib500 lib501 lib502 lib503 lib504
 
 lib500_SOURCES = lib500.c first.c test.h
 lib500_LDADD = $(LIBDIR)/libcurl.la