diff --git a/stubs/vmstate.c b/stubs/vmstate.c
index 94b831e219..65906271d2 100644
--- a/stubs/vmstate.c
+++ b/stubs/vmstate.c
@@ -3,11 +3,6 @@
 #include "migration/vmstate.h"
 
 const VMStateDescription vmstate_dummy = {};
-const VMStateInfo vmstate_info_uint8;
-const VMStateInfo vmstate_info_uint32;
-const VMStateInfo vmstate_info_uint64;
-const VMStateInfo vmstate_info_int64;
-const VMStateInfo vmstate_info_timer;
 
 int vmstate_register_with_alias_id(DeviceState *dev,
                                    int instance_id,
diff --git a/tests/Makefile.include b/tests/Makefile.include
index 33ea83e499..cbe38adc32 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.include
+++ b/tests/Makefile.include
@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@ check-unit-$(CONFIG_REPLICATION) += tests/test-replication$(EXESUF)
 check-unit-y += tests/test-bufferiszero$(EXESUF)
 gcov-files-check-bufferiszero-y = util/bufferiszero.c
 check-unit-y += tests/test-uuid$(EXESUF)
+check-unit-y += tests/ptimer-test$(EXESUF)
+gcov-files-ptimer-test-y = hw/core/ptimer.c
 
 check-block-$(CONFIG_POSIX) += tests/qemu-iotests-quick.sh
 
@@ -307,7 +309,6 @@ check-qtest-xtensaeb-y = $(check-qtest-xtensa-y)
 check-qtest-s390x-y = tests/boot-serial-test$(EXESUF)
 
 check-qtest-generic-y += tests/qom-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-generic-y += tests/ptimer-test$(EXESUF)
 
 qapi-schema += alternate-any.json
 qapi-schema += alternate-array.json
@@ -515,6 +516,7 @@ tests/test-timed-average$(EXESUF): tests/test-timed-average.o qemu-timer.o \
 	$(test-util-obj-y)
 tests/test-base64$(EXESUF): tests/test-base64.o \
 	libqemuutil.a libqemustub.a
+tests/ptimer-test$(EXESUF): tests/ptimer-test.o tests/ptimer-test-stubs.o hw/core/ptimer.o libqemustub.a
 
 tests/test-logging$(EXESUF): tests/test-logging.o $(test-util-obj-y)
 
@@ -677,7 +679,6 @@ tests/test-filter-redirector$(EXESUF): tests/test-filter-redirector.o $(qtest-ob
 tests/test-x86-cpuid-compat$(EXESUF): tests/test-x86-cpuid-compat.o $(qtest-obj-y)
 tests/ivshmem-test$(EXESUF): tests/ivshmem-test.o contrib/ivshmem-server/ivshmem-server.o $(libqos-pc-obj-y)
 tests/vhost-user-bridge$(EXESUF): tests/vhost-user-bridge.o
-tests/ptimer-test$(EXESUF): tests/ptimer-test.o tests/ptimer-test-stubs.o hw/core/ptimer.o
 tests/test-uuid$(EXESUF): tests/test-uuid.o $(test-util-obj-y)
 
 tests/migration/stress$(EXESUF): tests/migration/stress.o
diff --git a/tests/ptimer-test-stubs.c b/tests/ptimer-test-stubs.c
index 92a22fbb09..e028a81a29 100644
--- a/tests/ptimer-test-stubs.c
+++ b/tests/ptimer-test-stubs.c
@@ -11,9 +11,16 @@
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qemu/main-loop.h"
 #include "sysemu/replay.h"
+#include "migration/vmstate.h"
 
 #include "ptimer-test.h"
 
+const VMStateInfo vmstate_info_uint8;
+const VMStateInfo vmstate_info_uint32;
+const VMStateInfo vmstate_info_uint64;
+const VMStateInfo vmstate_info_int64;
+const VMStateInfo vmstate_info_timer;
+
 struct QEMUBH {
     QEMUBHFunc *cb;
     void *opaque;
diff --git a/tests/ptimer-test.c b/tests/ptimer-test.c
index f207eeb0eb..7b0ddf64e0 100644
--- a/tests/ptimer-test.c
+++ b/tests/ptimer-test.c
@@ -505,47 +505,47 @@ static void add_ptimer_tests(uint8_t policy)
         g_sprintf(policy_name, "default");
     }
 
-    qtest_add_data_func(
+    g_test_add_data_func(
         g_strdup_printf("/ptimer/set_count policy=%s", policy_name),
         ppolicy, check_set_count);
 
-    qtest_add_data_func(
+    g_test_add_data_func(
         g_strdup_printf("/ptimer/set_limit policy=%s", policy_name),
         ppolicy, check_set_limit);
 
-    qtest_add_data_func(
+    g_test_add_data_func(
         g_strdup_printf("/ptimer/oneshot policy=%s", policy_name),
         ppolicy, check_oneshot);
 
-    qtest_add_data_func(
+    g_test_add_data_func(
         g_strdup_printf("/ptimer/periodic policy=%s", policy_name),
         ppolicy, check_periodic);
 
-    qtest_add_data_func(
+    g_test_add_data_func(
         g_strdup_printf("/ptimer/on_the_fly_mode_change policy=%s", policy_name),
         ppolicy, check_on_the_fly_mode_change);
 
-    qtest_add_data_func(
+    g_test_add_data_func(
         g_strdup_printf("/ptimer/on_the_fly_period_change policy=%s", policy_name),
         ppolicy, check_on_the_fly_period_change);
 
-    qtest_add_data_func(
+    g_test_add_data_func(
         g_strdup_printf("/ptimer/on_the_fly_freq_change policy=%s", policy_name),
         ppolicy, check_on_the_fly_freq_change);
 
-    qtest_add_data_func(
+    g_test_add_data_func(
         g_strdup_printf("/ptimer/run_with_period_0 policy=%s", policy_name),
         ppolicy, check_run_with_period_0);
 
-    qtest_add_data_func(
+    g_test_add_data_func(
         g_strdup_printf("/ptimer/run_with_delta_0 policy=%s", policy_name),
         ppolicy, check_run_with_delta_0);
 
-    qtest_add_data_func(
+    g_test_add_data_func(
         g_strdup_printf("/ptimer/periodic_with_load_0 policy=%s", policy_name),
         ppolicy, check_periodic_with_load_0);
 
-    qtest_add_data_func(
+    g_test_add_data_func(
         g_strdup_printf("/ptimer/oneshot_with_load_0 policy=%s", policy_name),
         ppolicy, check_oneshot_with_load_0);
 }