diff --git a/tests/Makefile.include b/tests/Makefile.include
index d5029c4aaa..9fcd4ce24b 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.include
+++ b/tests/Makefile.include
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ check-qtest-i386-y += tests/migration-test$(EXESUF)
 check-qtest-i386-y += tests/test-x86-cpuid-compat$(EXESUF)
 check-qtest-i386-y += tests/numa-test$(EXESUF)
 check-qtest-x86_64-y += $(check-qtest-i386-y)
-check-qtest-x86_64-y += tests/sdhci-test$(EXESUF)
+check-qtest-x86_64-$(CONFIG_SDHCI) += tests/sdhci-test$(EXESUF)
 gcov-files-i386-y += i386-softmmu/hw/timer/mc146818rtc.c
 gcov-files-x86_64-y = $(subst i386-softmmu/,x86_64-softmmu/,$(gcov-files-i386-y))
 
@@ -385,11 +385,11 @@ gcov-files-arm-y += arm-softmmu/hw/block/virtio-blk.c
 check-qtest-arm-y += tests/test-arm-mptimer$(EXESUF)
 gcov-files-arm-y += hw/timer/arm_mptimer.c
 check-qtest-arm-y += tests/boot-serial-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-arm-y += tests/sdhci-test$(EXESUF)
+check-qtest-arm-$(CONFIG_SDHCI) += tests/sdhci-test$(EXESUF)
 check-qtest-arm-y += tests/hexloader-test$(EXESUF)
 
 check-qtest-aarch64-y = tests/numa-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-aarch64-y += tests/sdhci-test$(EXESUF)
+check-qtest-aarch64-$(CONFIG_SDHCI) += tests/sdhci-test$(EXESUF)
 check-qtest-aarch64-y += tests/boot-serial-test$(EXESUF)
 
 check-qtest-microblazeel-y = $(check-qtest-microblaze-y)