diff --git a/tests/vm/freebsd b/tests/vm/freebsd
index 19a3729172..a85c866c30 100755
--- a/tests/vm/freebsd
+++ b/tests/vm/freebsd
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ class FreeBSDVM(basevm.BaseVM):
         cd $(mktemp -d /var/tmp/qemu-test.XXXXXX);
         tar -xf /dev/vtbd1;
         ./configure {configure_opts};
-        gmake --output-sync -j{jobs} {verbose};
         gmake --output-sync -j{jobs} check {verbose};
     """
 
diff --git a/tests/vm/netbsd b/tests/vm/netbsd
index fac6a7ce51..edea113bb5 100755
--- a/tests/vm/netbsd
+++ b/tests/vm/netbsd
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ class NetBSDVM(basevm.BaseVM):
         cd $(mktemp -d /var/tmp/qemu-test.XXXXXX);
         tar -xf /dev/rld1a;
         ./configure --python=python2.7 {configure_opts};
-        gmake --output-sync -j{jobs} {verbose};
         gmake --output-sync -j{jobs} check {verbose};
     """
 
diff --git a/tests/vm/ubuntu.i386 b/tests/vm/ubuntu.i386
index 1b7e1ab8f0..252e514859 100755
--- a/tests/vm/ubuntu.i386
+++ b/tests/vm/ubuntu.i386
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ class UbuntuX86VM(basevm.BaseVM):
         sudo chmod a+r /dev/vdb;
         tar -xf /dev/vdb;
         ./configure {configure_opts};
-        make --output-sync -j{jobs};
         make --output-sync check -j{jobs} {verbose};
     """