diff --git a/tests/build_system_utils/Makefile b/tests/build_system_utils/Makefile
index 4581c7d942a72168dc5953c565823cb00f04f9dc..2be3981c8e804dc7a58d6ef7d12bdb0e8c5745e0 100644
--- a/tests/build_system_utils/Makefile
+++ b/tests/build_system_utils/Makefile
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@ endef
 
 MAKEFILES_UTILS = $(RIOTMAKE)/utils
 
-TESTS = test-ensure_value test-ensure_value-negative
+COMPILE_TESTS = test-ensure_value test-ensure_value-negative
 
 # Tests will be run both in the host machine and in `docker`
 all: build-system-utils-tests
 
-build-system-utils-tests: $(TESTS)
-.PHONY: build-system-utils-tests $(TESTS)
+build-system-utils-tests: $(COMPILE_TESTS)
+.PHONY: build-system-utils-tests $(COMPILE_TESTS)
 
 
 # tests for 'ensure_value'