diff --git a/configure b/configure
index f75df4b68f..0866bd870f 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -5663,6 +5663,7 @@ case "$target_name" in
       echo "CONFIG_KVM=y" >> $config_target_mak
       if test "$vhost_net" = "yes" ; then
         echo "CONFIG_VHOST_NET=y" >> $config_target_mak
+        echo "CONFIG_VHOST_NET_TEST_$target_name=y" >> $config_host_mak
       fi
     fi
 esac
diff --git a/tests/Makefile b/tests/Makefile
index 90c4141ac5..b9379841d8 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile
+++ b/tests/Makefile
@@ -197,8 +197,9 @@ gcov-files-i386-y += hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c
 check-qtest-i386-y += tests/pc-cpu-test$(EXESUF)
 check-qtest-i386-y += tests/q35-test$(EXESUF)
 gcov-files-i386-y += hw/pci-host/q35.c
-ifeq ($(CONFIG_VHOST_NET),y)
-check-qtest-i386-$(CONFIG_LINUX) += tests/vhost-user-test$(EXESUF)
+check-qtest-i386-$(CONFIG_VHOST_NET_TEST_i386) += tests/vhost-user-test$(EXESUF)
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_VHOST_NET_TEST_i386),)
+check-qtest-x86_64-$(CONFIG_VHOST_NET_TEST_x86_64) += tests/vhost-user-test$(EXESUF)
 endif
 check-qtest-i386-y += tests/test-netfilter$(EXESUF)
 check-qtest-x86_64-y = $(check-qtest-i386-y)