diff --git a/tests/qtest/meson.build b/tests/qtest/meson.build
index 087f2dc9d7..1d8a53a669 100644
--- a/tests/qtest/meson.build
+++ b/tests/qtest/meson.build
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ qtests_i386 = \
   (config_all_devices.has_key('CONFIG_SGA') ? ['boot-serial-test'] : []) +                  \
   (config_all_devices.has_key('CONFIG_ISA_IPMI_KCS') ? ['ipmi-kcs-test'] : []) +            \
   (config_host.has_key('CONFIG_LINUX') and                                                  \
-   config_all_devices.has_key('CONFIG_ISA_IPMI_BT') ? ['ipmi-bt-test'] : []) +              \
+   config_all_devices.has_key('CONFIG_ISA_IPMI_BT') and
+   config_all_devices.has_key('CONFIG_IPMI_EXTERN') ? ['ipmi-bt-test'] : []) +              \
   (config_all_devices.has_key('CONFIG_WDT_IB700') ? ['wdt_ib700-test'] : []) +              \
   (config_all_devices.has_key('CONFIG_PVPANIC_ISA') ? ['pvpanic-test'] : []) +              \
   (config_all_devices.has_key('CONFIG_PVPANIC_PCI') ? ['pvpanic-pci-test'] : []) +          \