diff --git a/tests/Makefile b/tests/Makefile
index bc18cb58a4..8e22fbfba4 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile
+++ b/tests/Makefile
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ FATE-$(CONFIG_AVCODEC)  += $(FATE_LIBAVCODEC)
 FATE-$(CONFIG_AVFORMAT) += $(FATE_LIBAVFORMAT)
 
 FATE_SAMPLES_AVCONV           += $(FATE_SAMPLES_AVCONV-yes)
-FATE_EXTERN-$(CONFIG_FFMPEG)  += $(FATE_SAMPLES_AVCONV) $(FATE_SAMPLES_FFMPEG)
+FATE_EXTERN-$(CONFIG_FFMPEG)  += $(FATE_SAMPLES_AVCONV) $(FATE_SAMPLES_FFMPEG) $(FATE_SAMPLES_FFPROBE)
 FATE_EXTERN += $(FATE_EXTERN-yes)
 
 FATE += $(FATE-yes)
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ FATE += $(FATE_LIBAVUTIL)
 
 $(FATE_FFMPEG) $(FATE_SAMPLES_AVCONV) $(FATE_SAMPLES_FFMPEG): ffmpeg$(EXESUF)
 
-$(FATE_FFPROBE): ffprobe$(EXESUF)
+$(FATE_FFPROBE) $(FATE_SAMPLES_FFPROBE): ffprobe$(EXESUF)
 
 ifdef SAMPLES
 FATE += $(FATE_FULL) $(FATE_FULL-yes)
diff --git a/tests/fate/filter.mak b/tests/fate/filter.mak
index 4644ede847..314b732681 100644
--- a/tests/fate/filter.mak
+++ b/tests/fate/filter.mak
@@ -59,6 +59,6 @@ FATE_METADATA_FILTER-$(call ALLYES, FFPROBE LAVFI_INDEV AMOVIE_FILTER AMR_DEMUXE
 fate-filter-metadata-silencedetect: SRC = $(SAMPLES)/amrwb/seed-12k65.awb
 fate-filter-metadata-silencedetect: CMD = run $(FILTER_METADATA_COMMAND) "amovie=$(SRC),silencedetect=d=.1"
 
-FATE_FFPROBE += $(FATE_METADATA_FILTER-yes)
+FATE_SAMPLES_FFPROBE += $(FATE_METADATA_FILTER-yes)
 
 fate-filter: $(FATE_FILTER-yes) $(FATE_METADATA_FILTER-yes)