diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index eb80a5f1..bb7e3a72 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@ pkgdatadir = ${datadir}/${PACKAGE}
 dist_pkgdata_DATA = PKGBUILD.proto PKGBUILD-split.proto proto.install ChangeLog.proto
 
 # run the pactest test suite and vercmp tests
-check-local: test/pacman src/pacman src/util
+check-local: test/pacman test/util src/pacman src/util
 	$(PYTHON) $(top_srcdir)/test/pacman/pactest.py --debug=1 \
 		--test $(top_srcdir)/test/pacman/tests/*.py \
 		-p $(top_builddir)/src/pacman/pacman
 	rm -rf $(top_builddir)/root
-	$(SH) $(top_srcdir)/test/pacman/vercmptest.sh \
+	$(SH) $(top_srcdir)/test/util/vercmptest.sh \
 		$(top_builddir)/src/util/vercmp
 
 # create the pacman DB and cache directories upon install
diff --git a/test/pacman/Makefile.am b/test/pacman/Makefile.am
index 64f9a22e..f96ce38a 100644
--- a/test/pacman/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/pacman/Makefile.am
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@ check_SCRIPTS = \
 	pmpkg.py \
 	pmrule.py \
 	pmtest.py \
-	util.py \
-	vercmptest.sh
+	util.py
 
 noinst_SCRIPTS = $(check_SCRIPTS)
 
diff --git a/test/util/Makefile.am b/test/util/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6e59d8e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/util/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+check_SCRIPTS = \
+	vercmptest.sh
+
+noinst_SCRIPTS = $(check_SCRIPTS)
+
+EXTRA_DIST = \
+	$(check_SCRIPTS)
+
+# vim:set ts=2 sw=2 noet:
diff --git a/test/pacman/vercmptest.sh b/test/util/vercmptest.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from test/pacman/vercmptest.sh
rename to test/util/vercmptest.sh