diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/plugins/auth-pam/Makefile.am b/tests/unit_tests/plugins/auth-pam/Makefile.am
index ba32013ac920..7da299ccde92 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/plugins/auth-pam/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/plugins/auth-pam/Makefile.am
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@ AM_TESTSUITE_SUMMARY_HEADER = ' for $(PACKAGE_STRING) auth_pam Plugin Unit-Tests
 
 if ENABLE_PLUGIN_AUTH_PAM
 check_PROGRAMS = auth_pam_testdriver
+if !CROSS_COMPILING
 TESTS = $(check_PROGRAMS)
 endif
+endif
 
 auth_pam_testdriver_SOURCES = test_search_and_replace.c  $(top_srcdir)/src/plugins/auth-pam/utils.h $(top_srcdir)/src/plugins/auth-pam/utils.c
 auth_pam_testdriver_CFLAGS  = @TEST_CFLAGS@ -I$(top_srcdir)/src/plugins/auth-pam