diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 747e47c834..4e120a2d3a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -163,12 +163,14 @@ qemu-img-cmds.h: $(SRC_PATH)/qemu-img-cmds.hx
 
 check-qint.o check-qstring.o check-qdict.o check-qlist.o check-qfloat.o check-qjson.o: $(GENERATED_HEADERS)
 
-check-qint: check-qint.o qint.o qemu-malloc.o $(trace-obj-y)
-check-qstring: check-qstring.o qstring.o qemu-malloc.o $(trace-obj-y)
-check-qdict: check-qdict.o qdict.o qfloat.o qint.o qstring.o qbool.o qemu-malloc.o qlist.o $(trace-obj-y)
-check-qlist: check-qlist.o qlist.o qint.o qemu-malloc.o $(trace-obj-y)
-check-qfloat: check-qfloat.o qfloat.o qemu-malloc.o $(trace-obj-y)
-check-qjson: check-qjson.o qfloat.o qint.o qdict.o qstring.o qlist.o qbool.o qjson.o json-streamer.o json-lexer.o json-parser.o qemu-malloc.o $(trace-obj-y)
+CHECK_PROG_DEPS = qemu-malloc.o $(oslib-obj-y) $(trace-obj-y)
+
+check-qint: check-qint.o qint.o $(CHECK_PROG_DEPS)
+check-qstring: check-qstring.o qstring.o $(CHECK_PROG_DEPS)
+check-qdict: check-qdict.o qdict.o qfloat.o qint.o qstring.o qbool.o qlist.o $(CHECK_PROG_DEPS)
+check-qlist: check-qlist.o qlist.o qint.o $(CHECK_PROG_DEPS)
+check-qfloat: check-qfloat.o qfloat.o $(CHECK_PROG_DEPS)
+check-qjson: check-qjson.o qfloat.o qint.o qdict.o qstring.o qlist.o qbool.o qjson.o json-streamer.o json-lexer.o json-parser.o $(CHECK_PROG_DEPS)
 
 clean:
 # avoid old build problems by removing potentially incorrect old files