diff --git a/app/test/Makefile b/app/test/Makefile
index df7f77f44..afbdb3854 100644
--- a/app/test/Makefile
+++ b/app/test/Makefile
@@ -144,8 +144,12 @@ SRCS-y += test_func_reentrancy.c
 
 SRCS-y += test_service_cores.c
 
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_RING),y)
+SRCS-y += sample_packet_forward.c
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_BITRATE) += test_bitratestats.c
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_LATENCY_STATS) += test_latencystats.c
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PDUMP) += test_pdump.c
+endif
 
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_CMDLINE) += test_cmdline.c
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_CMDLINE) += test_cmdline_num.c
@@ -174,11 +178,8 @@ SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_DISTRIBUTOR) += test_distributor_perf.c
 
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_REORDER) += test_reorder.c
 
-SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PDUMP) += test_pdump.c
-
 SRCS-y += virtual_pmd.c
 SRCS-y += packet_burst_generator.c
-SRCS-y += sample_packet_forward.c
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_ACL) += test_acl.c
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_RING),y)
@@ -208,7 +209,7 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_EVENTDEV),y)
 SRCS-y += test_eventdev.c
 SRCS-y += test_event_ring.c
 SRCS-y += test_event_eth_rx_adapter.c
-SRCS-y += test_event_eth_tx_adapter.c
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_RING) += test_event_eth_tx_adapter.c
 SRCS-y += test_event_timer_adapter.c
 SRCS-y += test_event_crypto_adapter.c
 endif
@@ -260,13 +261,6 @@ endif
 endif
 endif
 
-# Link against shared libraries when needed
-ifeq ($(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_BOND),y)
-ifneq ($(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_RING),y)
-$(error Link bonding tests require CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_RING=y)
-endif
-endif
-
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_RTE_BUILD_SHARED_LIB),y)
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_BOND),y)
diff --git a/app/test/meson.build b/app/test/meson.build
index 2c23c6347..e221e44f7 100644
--- a/app/test/meson.build
+++ b/app/test/meson.build
@@ -7,13 +7,11 @@ endif
 
 test_sources = files('commands.c',
 	'packet_burst_generator.c',
-	'sample_packet_forward.c',
 	'test.c',
 	'test_acl.c',
 	'test_alarm.c',
 	'test_atomic.c',
 	'test_barrier.c',
-	'test_bitratestats.c',
 	'test_bpf.c',
 	'test_byteorder.c',
 	'test_cmdline.c',
@@ -43,7 +41,6 @@ test_sources = files('commands.c',
 	'test_event_crypto_adapter.c',
 	'test_event_eth_rx_adapter.c',
 	'test_event_ring.c',
-	'test_event_eth_tx_adapter.c',
 	'test_event_timer_adapter.c',
 	'test_eventdev.c',
 	'test_external_mem.c',
@@ -60,9 +57,7 @@ test_sources = files('commands.c',
 	'test_ipsec.c',
 	'test_kni.c',
 	'test_kvargs.c',
-	'test_latencystats.c',
 	'test_link_bonding.c',
-	'test_link_bonding_mode4.c',
 	'test_link_bonding_rssconf.c',
 	'test_logs.c',
 	'test_lpm.c',
@@ -83,11 +78,8 @@ test_sources = files('commands.c',
 	'test_metrics.c',
 	'test_mcslock.c',
 	'test_mp_secondary.c',
-	'test_pdump.c',
 	'test_per_lcore.c',
 	'test_pmd_perf.c',
-	'test_pmd_ring.c',
-	'test_pmd_ring_perf.c',
 	'test_power.c',
 	'test_power_cpufreq.c',
 	'test_power_kvm_vm.c',
@@ -199,7 +191,6 @@ fast_test_names = [
         'rcu_qsbr_autotest',
         'red_autotest',
         'ring_autotest',
-        'ring_pmd_autotest',
         'rwlock_test1_autotest',
         'rwlock_rda_autotest',
         'rwlock_rds_wrm_autotest',
@@ -214,7 +205,6 @@ fast_test_names = [
         'timer_autotest',
         'user_delay_us',
         'version_autotest',
-        'bitratestats_autotest',
         'crc_autotest',
         'delay_us_sleep_autotest',
         'distributor_autotest',
@@ -225,10 +215,8 @@ fast_test_names = [
         'ipsec_autotest',
         'kni_autotest',
         'kvargs_autotest',
-        'latencystats_autotest',
         'member_autotest',
         'metrics_autotest',
-        'pdump_autotest',
         'power_cpufreq_autotest',
         'power_autotest',
         'power_kvm_vm_autotest',
@@ -258,7 +246,6 @@ perf_test_names = [
         'rcu_qsbr_perf_autotest',
         'red_perf',
         'distributor_perf_autotest',
-        'ring_pmd_perf_autotest',
         'pmd_perf_autotest',
         'stack_perf_autotest',
         'stack_lf_perf_autotest',
@@ -282,7 +269,6 @@ driver_test_names = [
         'eventdev_selftest_octeontx',
         'eventdev_selftest_sw',
         'link_bonding_autotest',
-        'link_bonding_mode4_autotest',
         'link_bonding_rssconf_autotest',
         'rawdev_autotest',
 ]
@@ -319,6 +305,20 @@ if dpdk_conf.has('RTE_LIBRTE_BOND_PMD')
 endif
 if dpdk_conf.has('RTE_LIBRTE_RING_PMD')
 	test_deps += 'pmd_ring'
+	test_sources += 'test_pmd_ring_perf.c'
+	test_sources += 'test_pmd_ring.c'
+	test_sources += 'test_event_eth_tx_adapter.c'
+	test_sources += 'test_bitratestats.c'
+	test_sources += 'test_latencystats.c'
+	test_sources += 'test_link_bonding_mode4.c'
+	test_sources += 'sample_packet_forward.c'
+	test_sources += 'test_pdump.c'
+	fast_test_names += 'ring_pmd_autotest'
+	perf_test_names += 'ring_pmd_perf_autotest'
+	fast_test_names += 'bitratestats_autotest'
+	fast_test_names += 'latencystats_autotest'
+	fast_test_names += 'link_bonding_mode4_autotest'
+	fast_test_names += 'pdump_autotest'
 endif
 
 if dpdk_conf.has('RTE_LIBRTE_POWER')
diff --git a/app/test/process.h b/app/test/process.h
index 128ce4121..69c358e02 100644
--- a/app/test/process.h
+++ b/app/test/process.h
@@ -24,10 +24,12 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_PDUMP
+#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_RING_PMD
 #include <pthread.h>
 extern void *send_pkts(void *empty);
 extern uint16_t flag_for_send_pkts;
 #endif
+#endif
 
 /*
  * launches a second copy of the test process using the given argv parameters,
@@ -43,7 +45,9 @@ process_dup(const char *const argv[], int numargs, const char *env_value)
 	int i, fd, status;
 	char path[32];
 #ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_PDUMP
+#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_RING_PMD
 	pthread_t thread;
+#endif
 #endif
 
 	pid_t pid = fork();
@@ -83,17 +87,21 @@ process_dup(const char *const argv[], int numargs, const char *env_value)
 	}
 	/* parent process does a wait */
 #ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_PDUMP
+#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_RING_PMD
 	if ((strcmp(env_value, "run_pdump_server_tests") == 0))
 		pthread_create(&thread, NULL, &send_pkts, NULL);
+#endif
 #endif
 
 	while (wait(&status) != pid)
 		;
 #ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_PDUMP
+#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_RING_PMD
 	if ((strcmp(env_value, "run_pdump_server_tests") == 0)) {
 		flag_for_send_pkts = 0;
 		pthread_join(thread, NULL);
 	}
+#endif
 #endif
 	return status;
 }
diff --git a/app/test/test.c b/app/test/test.c
index cd7aaf645..d0826ca69 100644
--- a/app/test/test.c
+++ b/app/test/test.c
@@ -53,7 +53,9 @@ do_recursive_call(void)
 	} actions[] =  {
 			{ "run_secondary_instances", test_mp_secondary },
 #ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_PDUMP
+#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_RING_PMD
 			{ "run_pdump_server_tests", test_pdump },
+#endif
 #endif
 			{ "test_missing_c_flag", no_action },
 			{ "test_master_lcore_flag", no_action },
