diff --git a/tests/Makefile b/tests/Makefile
index 9de959847b..9194f1850b 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile
+++ b/tests/Makefile
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@ check-unit-y += tests/test-crypto-cipher$(EXESUF)
 check-unit-y += tests/test-crypto-secret$(EXESUF)
 check-unit-$(CONFIG_GNUTLS) += tests/test-crypto-tlscredsx509$(EXESUF)
 check-unit-$(CONFIG_GNUTLS) += tests/test-crypto-tlssession$(EXESUF)
-#check-unit-$(CONFIG_LINUX) += tests/test-qga$(EXESUF)
+ifneq (,$(findstring qemu-ga,$(TOOLS)))
+check-unit-$(CONFIG_LINUX) += tests/test-qga$(EXESUF)
+endif
 check-unit-y += tests/test-timed-average$(EXESUF)
 check-unit-y += tests/test-io-task$(EXESUF)
 check-unit-y += tests/test-io-channel-socket$(EXESUF)