diff --git a/tests/checkasm/Makefile b/tests/checkasm/Makefile
index 29b7761c62..94a19740da 100644
--- a/tests/checkasm/Makefile
+++ b/tests/checkasm/Makefile
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ AVFILTEROBJS-$(CONFIG_COLORSPACE_FILTER) += vf_colorspace.o
 CHECKASMOBJS-$(CONFIG_AVFILTER) += $(AVFILTEROBJS-yes)
 
 
--include $(SRC_PATH)/tests/checkasm/$(ARCH)/Makefile
+CHECKASMOBJS-$(ARCH_AARCH64)            += aarch64/checkasm.o
+CHECKASMOBJS-$(HAVE_ARMV5TE_EXTERNAL)   += arm/checkasm.o
+CHECKASMOBJS-$(HAVE_YASM)               += x86/checkasm.o
 
 CHECKASMOBJS += $(CHECKASMOBJS-yes) checkasm.o
 CHECKASMOBJS := $(sort $(CHECKASMOBJS:%=tests/checkasm/%))
diff --git a/tests/checkasm/aarch64/Makefile b/tests/checkasm/aarch64/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index 02ba6cafa9..0000000000
--- a/tests/checkasm/aarch64/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-CHECKASMOBJS += aarch64/checkasm.o
diff --git a/tests/checkasm/arm/Makefile b/tests/checkasm/arm/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index 55f2383d4c..0000000000
--- a/tests/checkasm/arm/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-CHECKASMOBJS-$(HAVE_ARMV5TE_EXTERNAL) += arm/checkasm.o
diff --git a/tests/checkasm/x86/Makefile b/tests/checkasm/x86/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index e1bef76017..0000000000
--- a/tests/checkasm/x86/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-CHECKASMOBJS-$(HAVE_YASM) += x86/checkasm.o