diff --git a/src/libutil/tests/local.mk b/src/libutil/tests/local.mk
index e6fc4e364..66886c45f 100644
--- a/src/libutil/tests/local.mk
+++ b/src/libutil/tests/local.mk
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-check: libutil-tests_RUN
+check: libutil-tests-exe_RUN
 
 programs += libutil-tests-exe