diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2bbc547108..d356f07051 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -168,7 +168,9 @@ qemu-ga$(EXESUF): LIBS = $(LIBS_QGA)
 
 gen-out-type = $(subst .,-,$(suffix $@))
 
+ifneq ($(wildcard config-host.mak),)
 include $(SRC_PATH)/tests/Makefile
+endif
 
 $(qapi-dir)/qga-qapi-types.c $(qapi-dir)/qga-qapi-types.h :\
 $(SRC_PATH)/qapi-schema-guest.json $(SRC_PATH)/scripts/qapi-types.py