diff --git a/tests/unit/meson.build b/tests/unit/meson.build
index ffa444f432..51f453e6c4 100644
--- a/tests/unit/meson.build
+++ b/tests/unit/meson.build
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ tests = {
   'test-uuid': [],
   'ptimer-test': ['ptimer-test-stubs.c', meson.project_source_root() / 'hw/core/ptimer.c'],
   'test-qapi-util': [],
-  'test-smp-parse': [qom, meson.project_source_root() / 'hw/core/machine-smp.c'],
   'test-interval-tree': [],
 }
 
@@ -134,6 +133,7 @@ if have_system
     'test-util-sockets': ['socket-helpers.c'],
     'test-base64': [],
     'test-bufferiszero': [],
+    'test-smp-parse': [qom, meson.project_source_root() / 'hw/core/machine-smp.c'],
     'test-vmstate': [migration, io],
     'test-yank': ['socket-helpers.c', qom, io, chardev]
   }