diff --git a/tests/Makefile.include b/tests/Makefile.include
index 16eb4aa7ba..9992e0e58c 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.include
+++ b/tests/Makefile.include
@@ -152,151 +152,153 @@ check-block-$(call land,$(CONFIG_POSIX),$(CONFIG_SOFTMMU)) += tests/check-block.
 # All QTests for now are POSIX-only, but the dependencies are
 # really in libqtest, not in the testcases themselves.
 
-check-qtest-generic-y += tests/qmp-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-generic-y += tests/qmp-cmd-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-generic-$(CONFIG_MODULES) += tests/modules-test$(EXESUF)
-
-check-qtest-generic-y += tests/device-introspect-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-generic-y += tests/cdrom-test$(EXESUF)
-
-check-qtest-pci-$(CONFIG_RTL8139_PCI) += tests/rtl8139-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-pci-$(CONFIG_VGA) += tests/display-vga-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-pci-$(CONFIG_HDA) += tests/intel-hda-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-pci-$(CONFIG_IVSHMEM_DEVICE) += tests/ivshmem-test$(EXESUF)
-
-check-qtest-i386-$(CONFIG_ISA_TESTDEV) = tests/endianness-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-i386-y += tests/fdc-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-i386-y += tests/ide-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-i386-y += tests/ahci-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-i386-y += tests/hd-geo-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-i386-y += tests/boot-order-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-i386-y += tests/bios-tables-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-i386-$(CONFIG_SGA) += tests/boot-serial-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-i386-$(CONFIG_SLIRP) += tests/pxe-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-i386-y += tests/rtc-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-i386-$(CONFIG_ISA_IPMI_KCS) += tests/ipmi-kcs-test$(EXESUF)
+check-qtest-generic-y += qmp-test
+check-qtest-generic-y += qmp-cmd-test
+check-qtest-generic-$(CONFIG_MODULES) += modules-test
+
+check-qtest-generic-y += device-introspect-test
+check-qtest-generic-y += cdrom-test
+
+check-qtest-pci-$(CONFIG_RTL8139_PCI) += rtl8139-test
+check-qtest-pci-$(CONFIG_VGA) += display-vga-test
+check-qtest-pci-$(CONFIG_HDA) += intel-hda-test
+check-qtest-pci-$(CONFIG_IVSHMEM_DEVICE) += ivshmem-test
+
+check-qtest-i386-$(CONFIG_ISA_TESTDEV) = endianness-test
+check-qtest-i386-y += fdc-test
+check-qtest-i386-y += ide-test
+check-qtest-i386-y += ahci-test
+check-qtest-i386-y += hd-geo-test
+check-qtest-i386-y += boot-order-test
+check-qtest-i386-y += bios-tables-test
+check-qtest-i386-$(CONFIG_SGA) += boot-serial-test
+check-qtest-i386-$(CONFIG_SLIRP) += pxe-test
+check-qtest-i386-y += rtc-test
+check-qtest-i386-$(CONFIG_ISA_IPMI_KCS) += ipmi-kcs-test
 ifdef CONFIG_LINUX
-check-qtest-i386-$(CONFIG_ISA_IPMI_BT) += tests/ipmi-bt-test$(EXESUF)
+check-qtest-i386-$(CONFIG_ISA_IPMI_BT) += ipmi-bt-test
 endif
-check-qtest-i386-y += tests/i440fx-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-i386-y += tests/fw_cfg-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-i386-y += tests/device-plug-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-i386-y += tests/drive_del-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-i386-$(CONFIG_WDT_IB700) += tests/wdt_ib700-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-i386-y += tests/tco-test$(EXESUF)
+check-qtest-i386-y += i440fx-test
+check-qtest-i386-y += fw_cfg-test
+check-qtest-i386-y += device-plug-test
+check-qtest-i386-y += drive_del-test
+check-qtest-i386-$(CONFIG_WDT_IB700) += wdt_ib700-test
+check-qtest-i386-y += tco-test
 check-qtest-i386-y += $(check-qtest-pci-y)
-check-qtest-i386-$(CONFIG_PVPANIC) += tests/pvpanic-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-i386-$(CONFIG_I82801B11) += tests/i82801b11-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-i386-$(CONFIG_IOH3420) += tests/ioh3420-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-i386-$(CONFIG_USB_UHCI) += tests/usb-hcd-uhci-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-i386-$(call land,$(CONFIG_USB_EHCI),$(CONFIG_USB_UHCI)) += tests/usb-hcd-ehci-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-i386-$(CONFIG_USB_XHCI_NEC) += tests/usb-hcd-xhci-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-i386-y += tests/cpu-plug-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-i386-y += tests/q35-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-i386-y += tests/vmgenid-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-i386-$(CONFIG_TPM_CRB) += tests/tpm-crb-swtpm-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-i386-$(CONFIG_TPM_CRB) += tests/tpm-crb-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-i386-$(CONFIG_TPM_TIS) += tests/tpm-tis-swtpm-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-i386-$(CONFIG_TPM_TIS) += tests/tpm-tis-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-i386-$(CONFIG_SLIRP) += tests/test-netfilter$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-i386-$(CONFIG_POSIX) += tests/test-filter-mirror$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-i386-$(CONFIG_RTL8139_PCI) += tests/test-filter-redirector$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-i386-y += tests/migration-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-i386-y += tests/test-x86-cpuid-compat$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-i386-y += tests/numa-test$(EXESUF)
+check-qtest-i386-$(CONFIG_PVPANIC) += pvpanic-test
+check-qtest-i386-$(CONFIG_I82801B11) += i82801b11-test
+check-qtest-i386-$(CONFIG_IOH3420) += ioh3420-test
+check-qtest-i386-$(CONFIG_USB_UHCI) += usb-hcd-uhci-test
+check-qtest-i386-$(call land,$(CONFIG_USB_EHCI),$(CONFIG_USB_UHCI)) += usb-hcd-ehci-test
+check-qtest-i386-$(CONFIG_USB_XHCI_NEC) += usb-hcd-xhci-test
+check-qtest-i386-y += cpu-plug-test
+check-qtest-i386-y += q35-test
+check-qtest-i386-y += vmgenid-test
+check-qtest-i386-$(CONFIG_TPM_CRB) += tpm-crb-swtpm-test
+check-qtest-i386-$(CONFIG_TPM_CRB) += tpm-crb-test
+check-qtest-i386-$(CONFIG_TPM_TIS) += tpm-tis-swtpm-test
+check-qtest-i386-$(CONFIG_TPM_TIS) += tpm-tis-test
+check-qtest-i386-$(CONFIG_SLIRP) += test-netfilter
+check-qtest-i386-$(CONFIG_POSIX) += test-filter-mirror
+check-qtest-i386-$(CONFIG_RTL8139_PCI) += test-filter-redirector
+check-qtest-i386-y += migration-test
+check-qtest-i386-y += test-x86-cpuid-compat
+check-qtest-i386-y += numa-test
+
 check-qtest-x86_64-y += $(check-qtest-i386-y)
 
-check-qtest-alpha-y += tests/boot-serial-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-alpha-$(CONFIG_VGA) += tests/display-vga-test$(EXESUF)
+check-qtest-alpha-y += boot-serial-test
+check-qtest-alpha-$(CONFIG_VGA) += display-vga-test
 
-check-qtest-hppa-y += tests/boot-serial-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-hppa-$(CONFIG_VGA) += tests/display-vga-test$(EXESUF)
+check-qtest-hppa-y += boot-serial-test
+check-qtest-hppa-$(CONFIG_VGA) += display-vga-test
 
-check-qtest-m68k-y = tests/boot-serial-test$(EXESUF)
+check-qtest-m68k-y = boot-serial-test
 
-check-qtest-microblaze-y += tests/boot-serial-test$(EXESUF)
+check-qtest-microblaze-y += boot-serial-test
 
-check-qtest-mips-$(CONFIG_ISA_TESTDEV) = tests/endianness-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-mips-$(CONFIG_VGA) += tests/display-vga-test$(EXESUF)
+check-qtest-mips-$(CONFIG_ISA_TESTDEV) = endianness-test
+check-qtest-mips-$(CONFIG_VGA) += display-vga-test
 
-check-qtest-mips64-$(CONFIG_ISA_TESTDEV) = tests/endianness-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-mips64-$(CONFIG_VGA) += tests/display-vga-test$(EXESUF)
+check-qtest-mips64-$(CONFIG_ISA_TESTDEV) = endianness-test
+check-qtest-mips64-$(CONFIG_VGA) += display-vga-test
 
-check-qtest-mips64el-$(CONFIG_ISA_TESTDEV) = tests/endianness-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-mips64el-$(CONFIG_VGA) += tests/display-vga-test$(EXESUF)
+check-qtest-mips64el-$(CONFIG_ISA_TESTDEV) = endianness-test
+check-qtest-mips64el-$(CONFIG_VGA) += display-vga-test
 
-check-qtest-moxie-y += tests/boot-serial-test$(EXESUF)
+check-qtest-moxie-y += boot-serial-test
 
-check-qtest-ppc-$(CONFIG_ISA_TESTDEV) = tests/endianness-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-ppc-y += tests/boot-order-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-ppc-y += tests/prom-env-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-ppc-y += tests/drive_del-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-ppc-y += tests/boot-serial-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-ppc-$(CONFIG_M48T59) += tests/m48t59-test$(EXESUF)
+check-qtest-ppc-$(CONFIG_ISA_TESTDEV) = endianness-test
+check-qtest-ppc-y += boot-order-test
+check-qtest-ppc-y += prom-env-test
+check-qtest-ppc-y += drive_del-test
+check-qtest-ppc-y += boot-serial-test
+check-qtest-ppc-$(CONFIG_M48T59) += m48t59-test
 
 check-qtest-ppc64-y += $(check-qtest-ppc-y)
-check-qtest-ppc64-$(CONFIG_PSERIES) += tests/device-plug-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-ppc64-$(CONFIG_POWERNV) += tests/pnv-xscom-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-ppc64-y += tests/migration-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-ppc64-$(CONFIG_PSERIES) += tests/rtas-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-ppc64-$(CONFIG_SLIRP) += tests/pxe-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-ppc64-$(CONFIG_USB_UHCI) += tests/usb-hcd-uhci-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-ppc64-$(CONFIG_USB_XHCI_NEC) += tests/usb-hcd-xhci-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-ppc64-$(CONFIG_SLIRP) += tests/test-netfilter$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-ppc64-$(CONFIG_POSIX) += tests/test-filter-mirror$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-ppc64-$(CONFIG_RTL8139_PCI) += tests/test-filter-redirector$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-ppc64-$(CONFIG_VGA) += tests/display-vga-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-ppc64-y += tests/numa-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-ppc64-$(CONFIG_IVSHMEM_DEVICE) += tests/ivshmem-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-ppc64-y += tests/cpu-plug-test$(EXESUF)
-
-check-qtest-sh4-$(CONFIG_ISA_TESTDEV) = tests/endianness-test$(EXESUF)
-
-check-qtest-sh4eb-$(CONFIG_ISA_TESTDEV) = tests/endianness-test$(EXESUF)
-
-check-qtest-sparc-y += tests/prom-env-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-sparc-y += tests/m48t59-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-sparc-y += tests/boot-serial-test$(EXESUF)
-
-check-qtest-sparc64-$(CONFIG_ISA_TESTDEV) = tests/endianness-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-sparc64-y += tests/prom-env-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-sparc64-y += tests/boot-serial-test$(EXESUF)
-
-check-qtest-arm-y += tests/arm-cpu-features$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-arm-y += tests/microbit-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-arm-y += tests/m25p80-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-arm-y += tests/test-arm-mptimer$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-arm-y += tests/boot-serial-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-arm-y += tests/hexloader-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-arm-$(CONFIG_PFLASH_CFI02) += tests/pflash-cfi02-test$(EXESUF)
-
-check-qtest-aarch64-y += tests/arm-cpu-features$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-aarch64-y += tests/numa-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-aarch64-y += tests/boot-serial-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-aarch64-y += tests/migration-test$(EXESUF)
+check-qtest-ppc64-$(CONFIG_PSERIES) += device-plug-test
+check-qtest-ppc64-$(CONFIG_POWERNV) += pnv-xscom-test
+check-qtest-ppc64-y += migration-test
+check-qtest-ppc64-$(CONFIG_PSERIES) += rtas-test
+check-qtest-ppc64-$(CONFIG_SLIRP) += pxe-test
+check-qtest-ppc64-$(CONFIG_USB_UHCI) += usb-hcd-uhci-test
+check-qtest-ppc64-$(CONFIG_USB_XHCI_NEC) += usb-hcd-xhci-test
+check-qtest-ppc64-$(CONFIG_SLIRP) += test-netfilter
+check-qtest-ppc64-$(CONFIG_POSIX) += test-filter-mirror
+check-qtest-ppc64-$(CONFIG_RTL8139_PCI) += test-filter-redirector
+check-qtest-ppc64-$(CONFIG_VGA) += display-vga-test
+check-qtest-ppc64-y += numa-test
+check-qtest-ppc64-$(CONFIG_IVSHMEM_DEVICE) += ivshmem-test
+check-qtest-ppc64-y += cpu-plug-test
+
+check-qtest-sh4-$(CONFIG_ISA_TESTDEV) = endianness-test
+
+check-qtest-sh4eb-$(CONFIG_ISA_TESTDEV) = endianness-test
+
+check-qtest-sparc-y += prom-env-test
+check-qtest-sparc-y += m48t59-test
+check-qtest-sparc-y += boot-serial-test
+
+check-qtest-sparc64-$(CONFIG_ISA_TESTDEV) = endianness-test
+check-qtest-sparc64-y += prom-env-test
+check-qtest-sparc64-y += boot-serial-test
+
+check-qtest-arm-y += arm-cpu-features
+check-qtest-arm-y += microbit-test
+check-qtest-arm-y += m25p80-test
+check-qtest-arm-y += test-arm-mptimer
+check-qtest-arm-y += boot-serial-test
+check-qtest-arm-y += hexloader-test
+check-qtest-arm-$(CONFIG_PFLASH_CFI02) += pflash-cfi02-test
+
+check-qtest-aarch64-y += arm-cpu-features
+check-qtest-aarch64-y += numa-test
+check-qtest-aarch64-y += boot-serial-test
+check-qtest-aarch64-y += migration-test
+
 # TODO: once aarch64 TCG is fixed on ARM 32 bit host, make test unconditional
 ifneq ($(ARCH),arm)
-check-qtest-aarch64-y += tests/bios-tables-test$(EXESUF)
+check-qtest-aarch64-y += bios-tables-test
 endif
 
 check-qtest-microblazeel-y += $(check-qtest-microblaze-y)
 
 check-qtest-xtensaeb-y += $(check-qtest-xtensa-y)
 
-check-qtest-s390x-y = tests/boot-serial-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-s390x-$(CONFIG_SLIRP) += tests/pxe-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-s390x-$(CONFIG_SLIRP) += tests/test-netfilter$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-s390x-$(CONFIG_POSIX) += tests/test-filter-mirror$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-s390x-$(CONFIG_POSIX) += tests/test-filter-redirector$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-s390x-y += tests/drive_del-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-s390x-y += tests/device-plug-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-s390x-y += tests/virtio-ccw-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-s390x-y += tests/cpu-plug-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-s390x-y += tests/migration-test$(EXESUF)
-
-check-qtest-generic-y += tests/machine-none-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-generic-y += tests/qom-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-generic-y += tests/test-hmp$(EXESUF)
+check-qtest-s390x-y = boot-serial-test
+check-qtest-s390x-$(CONFIG_SLIRP) += pxe-test
+check-qtest-s390x-$(CONFIG_SLIRP) += test-netfilter
+check-qtest-s390x-$(CONFIG_POSIX) += test-filter-mirror
+check-qtest-s390x-$(CONFIG_POSIX) += test-filter-redirector
+check-qtest-s390x-y += drive_del-test
+check-qtest-s390x-y += device-plug-test
+check-qtest-s390x-y += virtio-ccw-test
+check-qtest-s390x-y += cpu-plug-test
+check-qtest-s390x-y += migration-test
+
+check-qtest-generic-y += machine-none-test
+check-qtest-generic-y += qom-test
+check-qtest-generic-y += test-hmp
 
 qapi-schema += alternate-any.json
 qapi-schema += alternate-array.json
@@ -778,7 +780,7 @@ qos-test-obj-y += tests/vmxnet3-test.o
 check-unit-y += tests/test-qgraph$(EXESUF)
 tests/test-qgraph$(EXESUF): tests/test-qgraph.o $(libqgraph-obj-y)
 
-check-qtest-generic-y += tests/qos-test$(EXESUF)
+check-qtest-generic-y += qos-test
 tests/qos-test$(EXESUF): $(qos-test-obj-y)
 
 tests/qmp-test$(EXESUF): tests/qmp-test.o
@@ -862,8 +864,8 @@ tests/migration/initrd-stress.img: tests/migration/stress$(EXESUF)
 TARGETS=$(patsubst %-softmmu,%, $(filter %-softmmu,$(TARGET_DIRS)))
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_POSIX),y)
 QTEST_TARGETS = $(TARGETS)
-check-qtest-y=$(foreach TARGET,$(TARGETS), $(check-qtest-$(TARGET)-y))
-check-qtest-y += $(check-qtest-generic-y)
+check-qtest-y=$(foreach TARGET,$(TARGETS), $(check-qtest-$(TARGET)-y:%=tests/%$(EXESUF)))
+check-qtest-y += $(check-qtest-generic-y:%=tests/%$(EXESUF))
 else
 QTEST_TARGETS =
 endif
@@ -913,7 +915,7 @@ endef
 
 .PHONY: $(patsubst %, check-qtest-%, $(QTEST_TARGETS))
 $(patsubst %, check-qtest-%, $(QTEST_TARGETS)): check-qtest-%: %-softmmu/all $(check-qtest-y)
-	$(call do_test_human,$(check-qtest-$*-y) $(check-qtest-generic-y), \
+	$(call do_test_human,$(check-qtest-$*-y:%=tests/%$(EXESUF)) $(check-qtest-generic-y:%=tests/%$(EXESUF)), \
 	  QTEST_QEMU_BINARY=$*-softmmu/qemu-system-$* \
 	  QTEST_QEMU_IMG=qemu-img$(EXESUF))
 
@@ -926,7 +928,7 @@ check-speed: $(check-speed-y)
 # gtester tests with TAP output
 
 $(patsubst %, check-report-qtest-%.tap, $(QTEST_TARGETS)): check-report-qtest-%.tap: %-softmmu/all $(check-qtest-y)
-	$(call do_test_tap, $(check-qtest-$*-y) $(check-qtest-generic-y), \
+	$(call do_test_tap, $(check-qtest-$*-y:%=tests/%$(EXESUF)) $(check-qtest-generic-y:%=tests/%$(EXESUF)), \
 	  QTEST_QEMU_BINARY=$*-softmmu/qemu-system-$* \
 	  QTEST_QEMU_IMG=qemu-img$(EXESUF))
 
@@ -1195,7 +1197,7 @@ check-block: $(patsubst %,check-%, $(check-block-y))
 check: check-block check-qapi-schema check-unit check-softfloat check-qtest check-decodetree
 check-clean:
 	rm -rf $(check-unit-y) tests/*.o $(QEMU_IOTESTS_HELPERS-y)
-	rm -rf $(sort $(foreach target,$(SYSEMU_TARGET_LIST), $(check-qtest-$(target)-y)) $(check-qtest-generic-y))
+	rm -rf $(sort $(foreach target,$(SYSEMU_TARGET_LIST), $(check-qtest-$(target)-y:%=tests/%$(EXESUF))) $(check-qtest-generic-y:%=tests/%$(EXESUF)))
 	rm -f tests/test-qapi-gen-timestamp
 	rm -rf $(TESTS_VENV_DIR) $(TESTS_RESULTS_DIR)
 
