diff --git a/appl/ftp/ftp/Makefile.am b/appl/ftp/ftp/Makefile.am
index 419ddf188..1281bde17 100644
--- a/appl/ftp/ftp/Makefile.am
+++ b/appl/ftp/ftp/Makefile.am
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ INCLUDES += -I$(srcdir)/../common $(INCLUDE_readline) $(INCLUDE_krb4)
 
 bin_PROGRAMS = ftp
 
+CHECK_LOCAL = 
+
 if KRB4
 krb4_sources = krb4.c kauth.c
 endif
diff --git a/appl/ftp/ftpd/Makefile.am b/appl/ftp/ftpd/Makefile.am
index c7395faa4..60f09aed3 100644
--- a/appl/ftp/ftpd/Makefile.am
+++ b/appl/ftp/ftpd/Makefile.am
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ INCLUDES += -I$(srcdir)/../common $(INCLUDE_krb4) -DFTP_SERVER
 
 libexec_PROGRAMS = ftpd
 
+CHECK_LOCAL = 
+
 if KRB4
 krb4_sources = krb4.c kauth.c
 endif
diff --git a/appl/telnet/telnet/Makefile.am b/appl/telnet/telnet/Makefile.am
index bf5abd3a0..bbedbd709 100644
--- a/appl/telnet/telnet/Makefile.am
+++ b/appl/telnet/telnet/Makefile.am
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ INCLUDES += -I$(srcdir)/..
 
 bin_PROGRAMS = telnet
 
+CHECK_LOCAL = 
+
 telnet_SOURCES  = authenc.c commands.c main.c network.c ring.c \
 		  sys_bsd.c telnet.c terminal.c \
 		  utilities.c defines.h externs.h ring.h telnet_locl.h types.h
diff --git a/appl/telnet/telnetd/Makefile.am b/appl/telnet/telnetd/Makefile.am
index ee7f3021a..8fedb7ca5 100644
--- a/appl/telnet/telnetd/Makefile.am
+++ b/appl/telnet/telnetd/Makefile.am
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ INCLUDES += -I$(srcdir)/.. $(INCLUDE_krb4)
 
 libexec_PROGRAMS = telnetd
 
+CHECK_LOCAL = 
+
 telnetd_SOURCES  = telnetd.c state.c termstat.c slc.c sys_term.c \
 		   utility.c global.c authenc.c defs.h ext.h telnetd.h