diff --git a/src/libnm-core-impl/meson.build b/src/libnm-core-impl/meson.build
index f11dc6df59..df283dd607 100644
--- a/src/libnm-core-impl/meson.build
+++ b/src/libnm-core-impl/meson.build
@@ -136,7 +136,3 @@ libnm_core_impl_dep_link = declare_dependency(
   ],
   link_with: libnm_core_impl,
 )
-
-if enable_tests
-  subdir('tests')
-endif
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index 06e6b5eca0..16ea0ba44c 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -13,4 +13,5 @@ subdir('core')
 
 if enable_tests
   subdir('libnm-platform/tests')
+  subdir('libnm-core-impl/tests')
 endif