diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index bdea061971..4ed5f1f50a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1356,7 +1356,6 @@ UNIT_TEST_PROGRAMS += t-strvec
 UNIT_TEST_PROGRAMS += t-trailer
 UNIT_TEST_PROGRAMS += t-urlmatch-normalization
 UNIT_TEST_PROGS = $(patsubst %,$(UNIT_TEST_BIN)/%$X,$(UNIT_TEST_PROGRAMS))
-UNIT_TEST_OBJS = $(patsubst %,$(UNIT_TEST_DIR)/%.o,$(UNIT_TEST_PROGRAMS))
 UNIT_TEST_OBJS += $(UNIT_TEST_DIR)/test-lib.o
 UNIT_TEST_OBJS += $(UNIT_TEST_DIR)/lib-oid.o
 
@@ -2715,6 +2714,7 @@ OBJECTS += $(XDIFF_OBJS)
 OBJECTS += $(FUZZ_OBJS)
 OBJECTS += $(REFTABLE_OBJS) $(REFTABLE_TEST_OBJS)
 OBJECTS += $(UNIT_TEST_OBJS)
+OBJECTS += $(patsubst %,$(UNIT_TEST_DIR)/%.o,$(UNIT_TEST_PROGRAMS))
 
 ifndef NO_CURL
 	OBJECTS += http.o http-walker.o remote-curl.o
@@ -3852,9 +3852,7 @@ $(FUZZ_PROGRAMS): %: %.o oss-fuzz/dummy-cmd-main.o $(GITLIBS) GIT-LDFLAGS
 		-Wl,--allow-multiple-definition \
 		$(filter %.o,$^) $(filter %.a,$^) $(LIBS) $(LIB_FUZZING_ENGINE)
 
-$(UNIT_TEST_PROGS): $(UNIT_TEST_BIN)/%$X: $(UNIT_TEST_DIR)/%.o \
-	$(UNIT_TEST_DIR)/test-lib.o \
-	$(UNIT_TEST_DIR)/lib-oid.o \
+$(UNIT_TEST_PROGS): $(UNIT_TEST_BIN)/%$X: $(UNIT_TEST_DIR)/%.o $(UNIT_TEST_OBJS) \
 	$(GITLIBS) GIT-LDFLAGS
 	$(call mkdir_p_parent_template)
 	$(QUIET_LINK)$(CC) $(ALL_CFLAGS) -o $@ $(ALL_LDFLAGS) \