diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d6b49473a..3ce5cc5e3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ makefiles += \
   src/libstore/tests/local.mk \
   src/libexpr/tests/local.mk \
   tests/local.mk \
+  tests/overlay-local-store/local.mk \
   tests/plugins/local.mk
 else
 makefiles += \
diff --git a/tests/local.mk b/tests/local.mk
index dd168ce3f..9cb81e1f0 100644
--- a/tests/local.mk
+++ b/tests/local.mk
@@ -137,14 +137,6 @@ nix_tests = \
   path-from-hash-part.sh \
   toString-path.sh
 
-overlay-local-store-tests := \
-  $(d)/overlay-local-store/check-post-init.sh \
-  $(d)/overlay-local-store/redundant-add.sh \
-  $(d)/overlay-local-store/build.sh \
-  $(d)/overlay-local-store/bad-uris.sh
-
-install-tests-groups += overlay-local-store
-
 ifeq ($(HAVE_LIBCPUID), 1)
 	nix_tests += compute-levels.sh
 endif
diff --git a/tests/overlay-local-store/local.mk b/tests/overlay-local-store/local.mk
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b94238a67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/overlay-local-store/local.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+overlay-local-store-tests := \
+  $(d)/check-post-init.sh \
+  $(d)/redundant-add.sh \
+  $(d)/build.sh \
+  $(d)/bad-uris.sh
+
+install-tests-groups += overlay-local-store