diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index e37510ae4..78684a4eb 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ LIBZCASH_CONSENSUS=
 endif
 
 bin_PROGRAMS =
+noinst_PROGRAMS =
 TESTS =
 
 if BUILD_BITCOIND
diff --git a/src/Makefile.gtest.include b/src/Makefile.gtest.include
index 1ebb0c0f9..bb12b0525 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.gtest.include
+++ b/src/Makefile.gtest.include
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 TESTS += zcash-gtest
-bin_PROGRAMS += zcash-gtest
+noinst_PROGRAMS += zcash-gtest
 
 # tool for generating our public parameters.
 # test_checktransaction.cpp MUST be before
diff --git a/src/Makefile.test.include b/src/Makefile.test.include
index 191b2d8a7..09d34043a 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.test.include
+++ b/src/Makefile.test.include
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 TESTS += test/test_bitcoin
-bin_PROGRAMS += test/test_bitcoin
+noinst_PROGRAMS += test/test_bitcoin
 TEST_SRCDIR = test
 TEST_BINARY=test/test_bitcoin$(EXEEXT)
 
diff --git a/src/Makefile.zcash.include b/src/Makefile.zcash.include
index 59aeb861f..562512dfe 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.zcash.include
+++ b/src/Makefile.zcash.include
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-bin_PROGRAMS += \
+noinst_PROGRAMS += \
   zcash/GenerateParams \
   zcash/CreateJoinSplit