diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index d3b308b..5c44f97 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ add_project_arguments(
 
 subdir('po')
 subdir('src')
-subdir('tests')
 subdir('plugins')
+subdir('tests')
 subdir('doc')
 subdir('data')
 
diff --git a/plugins/meson.build b/plugins/meson.build
index d7a8e69..a5b93de 100644
--- a/plugins/meson.build
+++ b/plugins/meson.build
@@ -4,3 +4,5 @@ subdir('provider/dummy')
 subdir('provider/ofono')
 subdir('provider/sip')
 subdir('provider/tests')
+
+calls_plugins = [calls_mm, calls_dummy, calls_ofono, calls_sip]
diff --git a/tests/meson.build b/tests/meson.build
index bd4f5e7..1c9dca6 100644
--- a/tests/meson.build
+++ b/tests/meson.build
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ t = executable('manager', test_sources,
                    calls_includes
                  ]
                 )
-test('manager', t, env: test_env)
+test('manager', t, env: test_env, depends: calls_plugins)
 
 test_sources = [ 'test-plugins.c' ]
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ t = executable('plugins', test_sources,
                    calls_includes
                  ]
                 )
-test('plugins', t, env: test_env)
+test('plugins', t, env: test_env, depends: calls_plugins)
 
 test_sources = [ 'test-util.c' ]
 t = executable('util', test_sources,