diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 7ea6766f58..d92fc89fe2 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -255,5 +255,5 @@ endif
 
 if BUILD_UNITTESTS
 check:
-	$(top_builddir)/src/suricata -u -c $(top_srcdir)/suricata.yaml
+	$(top_builddir)/src/suricata -u
 endif