diff --git a/tests/db_sms/Makefile.am b/tests/db_sms/Makefile.am
index 946d6a2..9dabfe7 100644
--- a/tests/db_sms/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/db_sms/Makefile.am
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@
 	$(LIBSQLITE3_CFLAGS) \
 	$(NULL)
 
+AM_LDFLAGS = \
+	$(COVERAGE_LDFLAGS) \
+	-no-install \
+	$(NULL)
+
 EXTRA_DIST = \
 	db_sms_test.ok \
 	db_sms_test.err \
diff --git a/tests/mncc/Makefile.am b/tests/mncc/Makefile.am
index b836fe3..a4c2960 100644
--- a/tests/mncc/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/mncc/Makefile.am
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@
 	$(LIBOSMOCORE_CFLAGS) \
 	$(NULL)
 
+AM_LDFLAGS = \
+	$(COVERAGE_LDFLAGS) \
+	-no-install \
+	$(NULL)
+
 LDADD = \
 	$(top_builddir)/src/libmsc/libmsc.a \
 	$(LIBOSMOCORE_LIBS) \
diff --git a/tests/msc_vlr/Makefile.am b/tests/msc_vlr/Makefile.am
index 2ba7180..cbdd6a4 100644
--- a/tests/msc_vlr/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/msc_vlr/Makefile.am
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 	-Wl,--wrap=osmo_get_rand_id \
 	-Wl,--wrap=ran_peers_down_paging \
 	-Wl,--wrap=call_leg_ensure_ci \
+	$(COVERAGE_LDFLAGS) \
+	-no-install \
 	$(NULL)
 
 LDADD = \
diff --git a/tests/sdp_msg/Makefile.am b/tests/sdp_msg/Makefile.am
index a2e5fbc..f86e5f7 100644
--- a/tests/sdp_msg/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/sdp_msg/Makefile.am
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@
 	$(LIBOSMOCORE_CFLAGS) \
 	$(NULL)
 
+AM_LDFLAGS = \
+	$(COVERAGE_LDFLAGS) \
+	-no-install \
+	$(NULL)
+
 LDADD = \
 	$(top_builddir)/src/libmsc/libmsc.a \
 	$(LIBOSMOCORE_LIBS) \
diff --git a/tests/smpp/Makefile.am b/tests/smpp/Makefile.am
index fabfd2d..ff19d3d 100644
--- a/tests/smpp/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/smpp/Makefile.am
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 AM_LDFLAGS = \
 	$(COVERAGE_LDFLAGS) \
+	-no-install \
 	$(NULL)
 
 EXTRA_DIST = \
diff --git a/tests/sms_queue/Makefile.am b/tests/sms_queue/Makefile.am
index d50a8d6..055a229 100644
--- a/tests/sms_queue/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/sms_queue/Makefile.am
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@
 	$(LIBSQLITE3_CFLAGS) \
 	$(NULL)
 
+AM_LDFLAGS = \
+	$(COVERAGE_LDFLAGS) \
+	-no-install \
+	$(NULL)
+
 EXTRA_DIST = \
 	sms_queue_test.ok \
 	sms_queue_test.err \
@@ -51,4 +56,5 @@
 
 sms_queue_test_LDFLAGS = \
 	-Wl,--wrap=db_sms_get_next_unsent_rr_msisdn \
+	$(AM_LDFLAGS) \
 	$(NULL)