diff --git a/check-qjson.c b/check-qjson.c
index 36d4ac26b4..430f53b7e9 100644
--- a/check-qjson.c
+++ b/check-qjson.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  * See the COPYING.LIB file in the top-level directory.
  *
  */
-#include <check.h>
+#include <glib.h>
 
 #include "qstring.h"
 #include "qint.h"
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 #include "qemu-common.h"
 
-START_TEST(escaped_string)
+static void escaped_string(void)
 {
     int i;
     struct {
@@ -52,28 +52,23 @@ START_TEST(escaped_string)
 
         obj = qobject_from_json(test_cases[i].encoded);
 
-        fail_unless(obj != NULL);
-        fail_unless(qobject_type(obj) == QTYPE_QSTRING);
+        g_assert(obj != NULL);
+        g_assert(qobject_type(obj) == QTYPE_QSTRING);
         
         str = qobject_to_qstring(obj);
-        fail_unless(strcmp(qstring_get_str(str), test_cases[i].decoded) == 0,
-                    "%s != %s\n", qstring_get_str(str), test_cases[i].decoded);
+        g_assert_cmpstr(qstring_get_str(str), ==, test_cases[i].decoded);
 
         if (test_cases[i].skip == 0) {
             str = qobject_to_json(obj);
-            fail_unless(strcmp(qstring_get_str(str),test_cases[i].encoded) == 0,
-                        "%s != %s\n", qstring_get_str(str),
-                                      test_cases[i].encoded);
-
+            g_assert_cmpstr(qstring_get_str(str), ==, test_cases[i].encoded);
             qobject_decref(obj);
         }
 
         QDECREF(str);
     }
 }
-END_TEST
 
-START_TEST(simple_string)
+static void simple_string(void)
 {
     int i;
     struct {
@@ -92,23 +87,22 @@ START_TEST(simple_string)
 
         obj = qobject_from_json(test_cases[i].encoded);
 
-        fail_unless(obj != NULL);
-        fail_unless(qobject_type(obj) == QTYPE_QSTRING);
+        g_assert(obj != NULL);
+        g_assert(qobject_type(obj) == QTYPE_QSTRING);
         
         str = qobject_to_qstring(obj);
-        fail_unless(strcmp(qstring_get_str(str), test_cases[i].decoded) == 0);
+        g_assert(strcmp(qstring_get_str(str), test_cases[i].decoded) == 0);
 
         str = qobject_to_json(obj);
-        fail_unless(strcmp(qstring_get_str(str), test_cases[i].encoded) == 0);
+        g_assert(strcmp(qstring_get_str(str), test_cases[i].encoded) == 0);
 
         qobject_decref(obj);
         
         QDECREF(str);
     }
 }
-END_TEST
 
-START_TEST(single_quote_string)
+static void single_quote_string(void)
 {
     int i;
     struct {
@@ -127,18 +121,17 @@ START_TEST(single_quote_string)
 
         obj = qobject_from_json(test_cases[i].encoded);
 
-        fail_unless(obj != NULL);
-        fail_unless(qobject_type(obj) == QTYPE_QSTRING);
+        g_assert(obj != NULL);
+        g_assert(qobject_type(obj) == QTYPE_QSTRING);
         
         str = qobject_to_qstring(obj);
-        fail_unless(strcmp(qstring_get_str(str), test_cases[i].decoded) == 0);
+        g_assert(strcmp(qstring_get_str(str), test_cases[i].decoded) == 0);
 
         QDECREF(str);
     }
 }
-END_TEST
 
-START_TEST(vararg_string)
+static void vararg_string(void)
 {
     int i;
     struct {
@@ -155,18 +148,17 @@ START_TEST(vararg_string)
 
         obj = qobject_from_jsonf("%s", test_cases[i].decoded);
 
-        fail_unless(obj != NULL);
-        fail_unless(qobject_type(obj) == QTYPE_QSTRING);
+        g_assert(obj != NULL);
+        g_assert(qobject_type(obj) == QTYPE_QSTRING);
         
         str = qobject_to_qstring(obj);
-        fail_unless(strcmp(qstring_get_str(str), test_cases[i].decoded) == 0);
+        g_assert(strcmp(qstring_get_str(str), test_cases[i].decoded) == 0);
 
         QDECREF(str);
     }
 }
-END_TEST
 
-START_TEST(simple_number)
+static void simple_number(void)
 {
     int i;
     struct {
@@ -187,25 +179,24 @@ START_TEST(simple_number)
         QInt *qint;
 
         obj = qobject_from_json(test_cases[i].encoded);
-        fail_unless(obj != NULL);
-        fail_unless(qobject_type(obj) == QTYPE_QINT);
+        g_assert(obj != NULL);
+        g_assert(qobject_type(obj) == QTYPE_QINT);
 
         qint = qobject_to_qint(obj);
-        fail_unless(qint_get_int(qint) == test_cases[i].decoded);
+        g_assert(qint_get_int(qint) == test_cases[i].decoded);
         if (test_cases[i].skip == 0) {
             QString *str;
 
             str = qobject_to_json(obj);
-            fail_unless(strcmp(qstring_get_str(str), test_cases[i].encoded) == 0);
+            g_assert(strcmp(qstring_get_str(str), test_cases[i].encoded) == 0);
             QDECREF(str);
         }
 
         QDECREF(qint);
     }
 }
-END_TEST
 
-START_TEST(float_number)
+static void float_number(void)
 {
     int i;
     struct {
@@ -225,26 +216,25 @@ START_TEST(float_number)
         QFloat *qfloat;
 
         obj = qobject_from_json(test_cases[i].encoded);
-        fail_unless(obj != NULL);
-        fail_unless(qobject_type(obj) == QTYPE_QFLOAT);
+        g_assert(obj != NULL);
+        g_assert(qobject_type(obj) == QTYPE_QFLOAT);
 
         qfloat = qobject_to_qfloat(obj);
-        fail_unless(qfloat_get_double(qfloat) == test_cases[i].decoded);
+        g_assert(qfloat_get_double(qfloat) == test_cases[i].decoded);
 
         if (test_cases[i].skip == 0) {
             QString *str;
 
             str = qobject_to_json(obj);
-            fail_unless(strcmp(qstring_get_str(str), test_cases[i].encoded) == 0);
+            g_assert(strcmp(qstring_get_str(str), test_cases[i].encoded) == 0);
             QDECREF(str);
         }
 
         QDECREF(qfloat);
     }
 }
-END_TEST
 
-START_TEST(vararg_number)
+static void vararg_number(void)
 {
     QObject *obj;
     QInt *qint;
@@ -254,85 +244,83 @@ START_TEST(vararg_number)
     double valuef = 2.323423423;
 
     obj = qobject_from_jsonf("%d", value);
-    fail_unless(obj != NULL);
-    fail_unless(qobject_type(obj) == QTYPE_QINT);
+    g_assert(obj != NULL);
+    g_assert(qobject_type(obj) == QTYPE_QINT);
 
     qint = qobject_to_qint(obj);
-    fail_unless(qint_get_int(qint) == value);
+    g_assert(qint_get_int(qint) == value);
 
     QDECREF(qint);
 
     obj = qobject_from_jsonf("%" PRId64, value64);
-    fail_unless(obj != NULL);
-    fail_unless(qobject_type(obj) == QTYPE_QINT);
+    g_assert(obj != NULL);
+    g_assert(qobject_type(obj) == QTYPE_QINT);
 
     qint = qobject_to_qint(obj);
-    fail_unless(qint_get_int(qint) == value64);
+    g_assert(qint_get_int(qint) == value64);
 
     QDECREF(qint);
 
     obj = qobject_from_jsonf("%f", valuef);
-    fail_unless(obj != NULL);
-    fail_unless(qobject_type(obj) == QTYPE_QFLOAT);
+    g_assert(obj != NULL);
+    g_assert(qobject_type(obj) == QTYPE_QFLOAT);
 
     qfloat = qobject_to_qfloat(obj);
-    fail_unless(qfloat_get_double(qfloat) == valuef);
+    g_assert(qfloat_get_double(qfloat) == valuef);
 
     QDECREF(qfloat);
 }
-END_TEST
 
-START_TEST(keyword_literal)
+static void keyword_literal(void)
 {
     QObject *obj;
     QBool *qbool;
     QString *str;
 
     obj = qobject_from_json("true");
-    fail_unless(obj != NULL);
-    fail_unless(qobject_type(obj) == QTYPE_QBOOL);
+    g_assert(obj != NULL);
+    g_assert(qobject_type(obj) == QTYPE_QBOOL);
 
     qbool = qobject_to_qbool(obj);
-    fail_unless(qbool_get_int(qbool) != 0);
+    g_assert(qbool_get_int(qbool) != 0);
 
     str = qobject_to_json(obj);
-    fail_unless(strcmp(qstring_get_str(str), "true") == 0);
+    g_assert(strcmp(qstring_get_str(str), "true") == 0);
     QDECREF(str);
 
     QDECREF(qbool);
 
     obj = qobject_from_json("false");
-    fail_unless(obj != NULL);
-    fail_unless(qobject_type(obj) == QTYPE_QBOOL);
+    g_assert(obj != NULL);
+    g_assert(qobject_type(obj) == QTYPE_QBOOL);
 
     qbool = qobject_to_qbool(obj);
-    fail_unless(qbool_get_int(qbool) == 0);
+    g_assert(qbool_get_int(qbool) == 0);
 
     str = qobject_to_json(obj);
-    fail_unless(strcmp(qstring_get_str(str), "false") == 0);
+    g_assert(strcmp(qstring_get_str(str), "false") == 0);
     QDECREF(str);
 
     QDECREF(qbool);
 
     obj = qobject_from_jsonf("%i", false);
-    fail_unless(obj != NULL);
-    fail_unless(qobject_type(obj) == QTYPE_QBOOL);
+    g_assert(obj != NULL);
+    g_assert(qobject_type(obj) == QTYPE_QBOOL);
 
     qbool = qobject_to_qbool(obj);
-    fail_unless(qbool_get_int(qbool) == 0);
+    g_assert(qbool_get_int(qbool) == 0);
 
     QDECREF(qbool);
     
     obj = qobject_from_jsonf("%i", true);
-    fail_unless(obj != NULL);
-    fail_unless(qobject_type(obj) == QTYPE_QBOOL);
+    g_assert(obj != NULL);
+    g_assert(qobject_type(obj) == QTYPE_QBOOL);
 
     qbool = qobject_to_qbool(obj);
-    fail_unless(qbool_get_int(qbool) != 0);
+    g_assert(qbool_get_int(qbool) != 0);
 
     QDECREF(qbool);
 }
-END_TEST
 
 typedef struct LiteralQDictEntry LiteralQDictEntry;
 typedef struct LiteralQObject LiteralQObject;
@@ -426,7 +414,7 @@ static int compare_litqobj_to_qobj(LiteralQObject *lhs, QObject *rhs)
     return 0;
 }
 
-START_TEST(simple_dict)
+static void simple_dict(void)
 {
     int i;
     struct {
@@ -460,26 +448,25 @@ START_TEST(simple_dict)
         QString *str;
 
         obj = qobject_from_json(test_cases[i].encoded);
-        fail_unless(obj != NULL);
-        fail_unless(qobject_type(obj) == QTYPE_QDICT);
+        g_assert(obj != NULL);
+        g_assert(qobject_type(obj) == QTYPE_QDICT);
 
-        fail_unless(compare_litqobj_to_qobj(&test_cases[i].decoded, obj) == 1);
+        g_assert(compare_litqobj_to_qobj(&test_cases[i].decoded, obj) == 1);
 
         str = qobject_to_json(obj);
         qobject_decref(obj);
 
         obj = qobject_from_json(qstring_get_str(str));
-        fail_unless(obj != NULL);
-        fail_unless(qobject_type(obj) == QTYPE_QDICT);
+        g_assert(obj != NULL);
+        g_assert(qobject_type(obj) == QTYPE_QDICT);
 
-        fail_unless(compare_litqobj_to_qobj(&test_cases[i].decoded, obj) == 1);
+        g_assert(compare_litqobj_to_qobj(&test_cases[i].decoded, obj) == 1);
         qobject_decref(obj);
         QDECREF(str);
     }
 }
-END_TEST
 
-START_TEST(simple_list)
+static void simple_list(void)
 {
     int i;
     struct {
@@ -524,26 +511,25 @@ START_TEST(simple_list)
         QString *str;
 
         obj = qobject_from_json(test_cases[i].encoded);
-        fail_unless(obj != NULL);
-        fail_unless(qobject_type(obj) == QTYPE_QLIST);
+        g_assert(obj != NULL);
+        g_assert(qobject_type(obj) == QTYPE_QLIST);
 
-        fail_unless(compare_litqobj_to_qobj(&test_cases[i].decoded, obj) == 1);
+        g_assert(compare_litqobj_to_qobj(&test_cases[i].decoded, obj) == 1);
 
         str = qobject_to_json(obj);
         qobject_decref(obj);
 
         obj = qobject_from_json(qstring_get_str(str));
-        fail_unless(obj != NULL);
-        fail_unless(qobject_type(obj) == QTYPE_QLIST);
+        g_assert(obj != NULL);
+        g_assert(qobject_type(obj) == QTYPE_QLIST);
 
-        fail_unless(compare_litqobj_to_qobj(&test_cases[i].decoded, obj) == 1);
+        g_assert(compare_litqobj_to_qobj(&test_cases[i].decoded, obj) == 1);
         qobject_decref(obj);
         QDECREF(str);
     }
 }
-END_TEST
 
-START_TEST(simple_whitespace)
+static void simple_whitespace(void)
 {
     int i;
     struct {
@@ -593,27 +579,26 @@ START_TEST(simple_whitespace)
         QString *str;
 
         obj = qobject_from_json(test_cases[i].encoded);
-        fail_unless(obj != NULL);
-        fail_unless(qobject_type(obj) == QTYPE_QLIST);
+        g_assert(obj != NULL);
+        g_assert(qobject_type(obj) == QTYPE_QLIST);
 
-        fail_unless(compare_litqobj_to_qobj(&test_cases[i].decoded, obj) == 1);
+        g_assert(compare_litqobj_to_qobj(&test_cases[i].decoded, obj) == 1);
 
         str = qobject_to_json(obj);
         qobject_decref(obj);
 
         obj = qobject_from_json(qstring_get_str(str));
-        fail_unless(obj != NULL);
-        fail_unless(qobject_type(obj) == QTYPE_QLIST);
+        g_assert(obj != NULL);
+        g_assert(qobject_type(obj) == QTYPE_QLIST);
 
-        fail_unless(compare_litqobj_to_qobj(&test_cases[i].decoded, obj) == 1);
+        g_assert(compare_litqobj_to_qobj(&test_cases[i].decoded, obj) == 1);
 
         qobject_decref(obj);
         QDECREF(str);
     }
 }
-END_TEST
 
-START_TEST(simple_varargs)
+static void simple_varargs(void)
 {
     QObject *embedded_obj;
     QObject *obj;
@@ -627,169 +612,122 @@ START_TEST(simple_varargs)
             {}}));
 
     embedded_obj = qobject_from_json("[32, 42]");
-    fail_unless(embedded_obj != NULL);
+    g_assert(embedded_obj != NULL);
 
     obj = qobject_from_jsonf("[%d, 2, %p]", 1, embedded_obj);
-    fail_unless(obj != NULL);
+    g_assert(obj != NULL);
 
-    fail_unless(compare_litqobj_to_qobj(&decoded, obj) == 1);
+    g_assert(compare_litqobj_to_qobj(&decoded, obj) == 1);
 
     qobject_decref(obj);
 }
-END_TEST
 
-START_TEST(empty_input)
+static void empty_input(void)
 {
     const char *empty = "";
 
     QObject *obj = qobject_from_json(empty);
-    fail_unless(obj == NULL);
+    g_assert(obj == NULL);
 }
-END_TEST
 
-START_TEST(unterminated_string)
+static void unterminated_string(void)
 {
     QObject *obj = qobject_from_json("\"abc");
-    fail_unless(obj == NULL);
+    g_assert(obj == NULL);
 }
-END_TEST
 
-START_TEST(unterminated_sq_string)
+static void unterminated_sq_string(void)
 {
     QObject *obj = qobject_from_json("'abc");
-    fail_unless(obj == NULL);
+    g_assert(obj == NULL);
 }
-END_TEST
 
-START_TEST(unterminated_escape)
+static void unterminated_escape(void)
 {
     QObject *obj = qobject_from_json("\"abc\\\"");
-    fail_unless(obj == NULL);
+    g_assert(obj == NULL);
 }
-END_TEST
 
-START_TEST(unterminated_array)
+static void unterminated_array(void)
 {
     QObject *obj = qobject_from_json("[32");
-    fail_unless(obj == NULL);
+    g_assert(obj == NULL);
 }
-END_TEST
 
-START_TEST(unterminated_array_comma)
+static void unterminated_array_comma(void)
 {
     QObject *obj = qobject_from_json("[32,");
-    fail_unless(obj == NULL);
+    g_assert(obj == NULL);
 }
-END_TEST
 
-START_TEST(invalid_array_comma)
+static void invalid_array_comma(void)
 {
     QObject *obj = qobject_from_json("[32,}");
-    fail_unless(obj == NULL);
+    g_assert(obj == NULL);
 }
-END_TEST
 
-START_TEST(unterminated_dict)
+static void unterminated_dict(void)
 {
     QObject *obj = qobject_from_json("{'abc':32");
-    fail_unless(obj == NULL);
+    g_assert(obj == NULL);
 }
-END_TEST
 
-START_TEST(unterminated_dict_comma)
+static void unterminated_dict_comma(void)
 {
     QObject *obj = qobject_from_json("{'abc':32,");
-    fail_unless(obj == NULL);
+    g_assert(obj == NULL);
 }
-END_TEST
 
 #if 0
-START_TEST(invalid_dict_comma)
+static void invalid_dict_comma(void)
 {
     QObject *obj = qobject_from_json("{'abc':32,}");
-    fail_unless(obj == NULL);
+    g_assert(obj == NULL);
 }
-END_TEST
 
-START_TEST(unterminated_literal)
+static void unterminated_literal(void)
 {
     QObject *obj = qobject_from_json("nul");
-    fail_unless(obj == NULL);
+    g_assert(obj == NULL);
 }
-END_TEST
 #endif
 
-static Suite *qjson_suite(void)
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
-    Suite *suite;
-    TCase *string_literals, *number_literals, *keyword_literals;
-    TCase *dicts, *lists, *whitespace, *varargs, *errors;
+    g_test_init(&argc, &argv, NULL);
 
-    string_literals = tcase_create("String Literals");
-    tcase_add_test(string_literals, simple_string);
-    tcase_add_test(string_literals, escaped_string);
-    tcase_add_test(string_literals, single_quote_string);
-    tcase_add_test(string_literals, vararg_string);
+    g_test_add_func("/literals/string/simple", simple_string);
+    g_test_add_func("/literals/string/escaped", escaped_string);
+    g_test_add_func("/literals/string/single_quote", single_quote_string);
+    g_test_add_func("/literals/string/vararg", vararg_string);
 
-    number_literals = tcase_create("Number Literals");
-    tcase_add_test(number_literals, simple_number);
-    tcase_add_test(number_literals, float_number);
-    tcase_add_test(number_literals, vararg_number);
+    g_test_add_func("/literals/number/simple", simple_number);
+    g_test_add_func("/literals/number/float", float_number);
+    g_test_add_func("/literals/number/vararg", vararg_number);
 
-    keyword_literals = tcase_create("Keywords");
-    tcase_add_test(keyword_literals, keyword_literal);
-    dicts = tcase_create("Objects");
-    tcase_add_test(dicts, simple_dict);
-    lists = tcase_create("Lists");
-    tcase_add_test(lists, simple_list);
+    g_test_add_func("/literals/keyword", keyword_literal);
 
-    whitespace = tcase_create("Whitespace");
-    tcase_add_test(whitespace, simple_whitespace);
+    g_test_add_func("/dicts/simple_dict", simple_dict);
+    g_test_add_func("/lists/simple_list", simple_list);
 
-    varargs = tcase_create("Varargs");
-    tcase_add_test(varargs, simple_varargs);
+    g_test_add_func("/whitespace/simple_whitespace", simple_whitespace);
 
-    errors = tcase_create("Invalid JSON");
-    tcase_add_test(errors, empty_input);
-    tcase_add_test(errors, unterminated_string);
-    tcase_add_test(errors, unterminated_escape);
-    tcase_add_test(errors, unterminated_sq_string);
-    tcase_add_test(errors, unterminated_array);
-    tcase_add_test(errors, unterminated_array_comma);
-    tcase_add_test(errors, invalid_array_comma);
-    tcase_add_test(errors, unterminated_dict);
-    tcase_add_test(errors, unterminated_dict_comma);
+    g_test_add_func("/varargs/simple_varargs", simple_varargs);
+
+    g_test_add_func("/errors/empty_input", empty_input);
+    g_test_add_func("/errors/unterminated/string", unterminated_string);
+    g_test_add_func("/errors/unterminated/escape", unterminated_escape);
+    g_test_add_func("/errors/unterminated/sq_string", unterminated_sq_string);
+    g_test_add_func("/errors/unterminated/array", unterminated_array);
+    g_test_add_func("/errors/unterminated/array_comma", unterminated_array_comma);
+    g_test_add_func("/errors/unterminated/dict", unterminated_dict);
+    g_test_add_func("/errors/unterminated/dict_comma", unterminated_dict_comma);
+    g_test_add_func("/errors/invalid_array_comma", invalid_array_comma);
 #if 0
     /* FIXME: this print parse error messages on stderr.  */
-    tcase_add_test(errors, invalid_dict_comma);
-    tcase_add_test(errors, unterminated_literal);
+    g_test_add_func("/errors/invalid_dict_comma", invalid_dict_comma);
+    g_test_add_func("/errors/unterminated/literal", unterminated_literal);
 #endif
 
-    suite = suite_create("QJSON test-suite");
-    suite_add_tcase(suite, string_literals);
-    suite_add_tcase(suite, number_literals);
-    suite_add_tcase(suite, keyword_literals);
-    suite_add_tcase(suite, dicts);
-    suite_add_tcase(suite, lists);
-    suite_add_tcase(suite, whitespace);
-    suite_add_tcase(suite, varargs);
-    suite_add_tcase(suite, errors);
-
-    return suite;
-}
-
-int main(void)
-{
-    int nf;
-    Suite *s;
-    SRunner *sr;
-
-    s = qjson_suite();
-    sr = srunner_create(s);
-        
-    srunner_run_all(sr, CK_NORMAL);
-    nf = srunner_ntests_failed(sr);
-    srunner_free(sr);
-    
-    return (nf == 0) ? EXIT_SUCCESS : EXIT_FAILURE;
+    return g_test_run();
 }
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 2ab7d6ff8f..b2e622c67f 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2800,9 +2800,9 @@ if test "$softmmu" = yes ; then
       tools="qemu-ga\$(EXESUF) $tools"
     fi
     if [ "$check_utests" = "yes" ]; then
-      checks="check-qjson $checks"
+      checks="$checks"
     fi
-    test_progs="$checks check-qdict check-qfloat check-qint check-qstring check-qlist test-coroutine test-qmp-output-visitor test-qmp-input-visitor"
+    test_progs="$checks check-qdict check-qfloat check-qint check-qstring check-qlist check-qjson test-coroutine test-qmp-output-visitor test-qmp-input-visitor"
   fi
 fi