diff --git a/tests/Makefile.include b/tests/Makefile.include
index 7a767bf114..48200d596c 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.include
+++ b/tests/Makefile.include
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ tests/check-qlit$(EXESUF): tests/check-qlit.o $(test-util-obj-y)
 tests/check-qom-interface$(EXESUF): tests/check-qom-interface.o $(test-qom-obj-y)
 tests/check-qom-proplist$(EXESUF): tests/check-qom-proplist.o $(test-qom-obj-y)
 
-tests/test-char$(EXESUF): tests/test-char.o $(test-util-obj-y) $(qtest-obj-y) $(test-io-obj-y) $(chardev-obj-y) tests/socket-helpers.o
+tests/test-char$(EXESUF): tests/test-char.o $(test-util-obj-y) $(test-io-obj-y) $(chardev-obj-y) tests/socket-helpers.o
 tests/test-coroutine$(EXESUF): tests/test-coroutine.o $(test-block-obj-y)
 tests/test-aio$(EXESUF): tests/test-aio.o $(test-block-obj-y)
 tests/test-aio-multithread$(EXESUF): tests/test-aio-multithread.o $(test-block-obj-y)