diff --git a/tests/Makefile.include b/tests/Makefile.include
index ce0a9fd780..b68911833f 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.include
+++ b/tests/Makefile.include
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ tests/migration/initrd-stress.img: tests/migration/stress$(EXESUF)
 	rmdir $(INITRD_WORK_DIR)
 
 tests/vhost-user-bridge$(EXESUF): tests/vhost-user-bridge.o $(test-util-obj-y) libvhost-user.a
-tests/qemu-iotests/socket_scm_helper$(EXESUF): tests/qemu-iotests/socket_scm_helper.o
 
 SPEED = quick