diff --git a/legacy/evas/configure.ac b/legacy/evas/configure.ac
index a08b63117c..5bfa6e9dde 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/configure.ac
+++ b/legacy/evas/configure.ac
@@ -1680,9 +1680,6 @@ AM_CONDITIONAL([BUILD_EXAMPLES], [test "x${build_examples}" = "xyes"])
 ## Unit tests, coverage
 
 EFL_CHECK_TESTS([enable_tests="yes"], [enable_tests="no"])
-if test "x$enable_tests" = "xyes" ; then
-   AC_DEFINE(HAVE_TESTS, 1, [Set to 1 if we enabled unit testing.])
-fi
 
 EFL_CHECK_COVERAGE([${enable_tests}], [enable_coverage="yes"], [enable_coverage="no"])
 EVAS_CFLAGS="${EVAS_CFLAGS} ${EFL_COVERAGE_CFLAGS}"
diff --git a/legacy/evas/m4/efl_tests.m4 b/legacy/evas/m4/efl_tests.m4
index 3a4dfe246f..f04432357e 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/m4/efl_tests.m4
+++ b/legacy/evas/m4/efl_tests.m4
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ if test "x${_efl_enable_tests}" = "xyes" ; then
       [dummy="yes"],
       [_efl_enable_tests="no"])
 fi
+if test "x${_efl_enable_tests}" = "xyes" ; then
+   AC_DEFINE(HAVE_TESTS, 1, [Set to 1 if we enabled unit testing.])
+fi
 
 AM_CONDITIONAL(EFL_ENABLE_TESTS, test "x${_efl_enable_tests}" = "xyes")