diff --git a/src/tests/edje/edje_suite.c b/src/tests/edje/edje_suite.c
index 819300306d..18eb8856fb 100644
--- a/src/tests/edje/edje_suite.c
+++ b/src/tests/edje/edje_suite.c
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 #include "edje_suite.h"
 #include "../efl_check.h"
 #include <Ecore_Evas.h>
+#include <Efreet.h>
+#include <Ecore.h>
 
 static const Efl_Test_Case etc[] = {
   { "Edje", edje_test_edje },
@@ -68,6 +70,8 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 #ifdef NEED_RUN_IN_TREE
    putenv("EFL_RUN_IN_TREE=1");
 #endif
+   ecore_app_no_system_modules();
+   efreet_cache_disable();
 
    failed_count = _efl_suite_build_and_run(argc - 1, (const char **)argv + 1,
                                            "Edje", etc, SUITE_INIT_FN(edje), SUITE_SHUTDOWN_FN(edje));
diff --git a/src/tests/edje/meson.build b/src/tests/edje/meson.build
index 54aee4f873..adfd19242f 100644
--- a/src/tests/edje/meson.build
+++ b/src/tests/edje/meson.build
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ edje_suite_src = [
 
 edje_suite = executable('edje_suite',
   edje_suite_src, themes,
-  dependencies: [check, eina, ecore_evas, edje],
+  dependencies: [check, eina, ecore_evas, edje, efreet],
   include_directories : config_dir,
   c_args : [
   '-DTESTS_BUILD_DIR="'+meson.current_build_dir()+'"',