diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index d806e8c4bb..7edfaa7ed8 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -37,14 +37,14 @@ if(CURL_BUILD_EVERYTHING)
   set_target_properties(testbins PROPERTIES EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL FALSE)
 endif()
 
-add_custom_target(testdeps)
-add_dependencies(testdeps "testbins")
-
 if(CURL_CLANG_TIDY)
   add_custom_target(tests-clang-tidy)
-  add_dependencies(testdeps tests-clang-tidy)
+  add_dependencies(testbins tests-clang-tidy)
 endif()
 
+add_custom_target(testdeps)
+add_dependencies(testdeps "testbins")
+
 add_subdirectory(http)
 add_subdirectory(server)
 add_subdirectory(libtest)
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ function(curl_add_runtests _targetname _test_flags)
       list(APPEND _depends "${EXE_NAME}")
     endif()
     list(APPEND _depends "testdeps")
-    list(APPEND _depends "build-certs")
   endif()
   set(_setenvs "")
   if(CMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES)