diff --git a/tests/Makefile.am b/tests/Makefile.am
index 03c2c8afab..dc7daaa18f 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ## Process this file with automake to produce Makefile.in
 
-## Copyright (C) 2005-2014 Red Hat, Inc.
+## Copyright (C) 2005-2015 Red Hat, Inc.
 ##
 ## This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 ## modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ AM_CFLAGS = \
 AM_LDFLAGS = \
 	-export-dynamic
 
+MOCKLIBS_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version \
+	-rpath /evil/libtool/hack/to/force/shared/lib/creation \
+	$(MINGW_EXTRA_LDFLAGS)
+
 if WITH_DRIVER_MODULES
 INCLUDES += \
 	-DTEST_DRIVER_DIR=\"$(top_builddir)/src/.libs\"
@@ -552,9 +556,7 @@ qemuxml2argvtest_LDADD = $(qemu_LDADDS) $(LDADDS) $(LIBXML_LIBS)
 qemuxml2argvmock_la_SOURCES = \
 	qemuxml2argvmock.c
 qemuxml2argvmock_la_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS)
-qemuxml2argvmock_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version \
-	-rpath /evil/libtool/hack/to/force/shared/lib/creation \
-	$(MINGW_EXTRA_LDFLAGS)
+qemuxml2argvmock_la_LDFLAGS = $(MOCKLIBS_LDFLAGS)
 
 qemuxml2xmltest_SOURCES = \
 	qemuxml2xmltest.c testutilsqemu.c testutilsqemu.h \
@@ -614,9 +616,7 @@ qemucaps2xmltest_LDADD = $(qemu_LDADDS) $(LDADDS)
 qemucaps2xmlmock_la_SOURCES = \
 	qemucaps2xmlmock.c
 qemucaps2xmlmock_la_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS)
-qemucaps2xmlmock_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version \
-		-rpath /evil/libtool/hack/to/force/shared/lib/creation \
-		$(MINGW_EXTRA_LDFLAGS)
+qemucaps2xmlmock_la_LDFLAGS = $(MOCKLIBS_LDFLAGS)
 
 qemuagenttest_SOURCES = \
 	qemuagenttest.c \
@@ -723,9 +723,7 @@ if WITH_BHYVE
 bhyvexml2argvmock_la_SOURCES = \
 	bhyvexml2argvmock.c
 bhyvexml2argvmock_la_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS)
-bhyvexml2argvmock_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version \
-			-rpath /evil/libtool/hack/to/force/shared/lib/creation \
-			$(MINGW_EXTRA_LDFLAGS)
+bhyvexml2argvmock_la_LDFLAGS = $(MOCKLIBS_LDFLAGS)
 
 bhyve_LDADDS = ../src/libvirt_driver_bhyve_impl.la
 if WITH_STORAGE
@@ -932,9 +930,7 @@ virnetserverclienttest_LDADD = $(LDADDS)
 virnetserverclientmock_la_SOURCES = \
 	virnetserverclientmock.c
 virnetserverclientmock_la_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS)
-virnetserverclientmock_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version \
-        -rpath /evil/libtool/hack/to/force/shared/lib/creation \
-	$(MINGW_EXTRA_LDFLAGS)
+virnetserverclientmock_la_LDFLAGS = $(MOCKLIBS_LDFLAGS)
 
 if WITH_GNUTLS
 virnettlscontexttest_SOURCES = \
@@ -1012,9 +1008,7 @@ virportallocatortest_LDADD = $(LDADDS)
 libvirportallocatormock_la_SOURCES = \
 	virportallocatortest.c
 libvirportallocatormock_la_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) -DMOCK_HELPER=1
-libvirportallocatormock_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version \
-        -rpath /evil/libtool/hack/to/force/shared/lib/creation \
-	$(MINGW_EXTRA_LDFLAGS)
+libvirportallocatormock_la_LDFLAGS = $(MOCKLIBS_LDFLAGS)
 
 vircgrouptest_SOURCES = \
 	vircgrouptest.c testutils.h testutils.c
@@ -1023,9 +1017,7 @@ vircgrouptest_LDADD = $(LDADDS)
 vircgroupmock_la_SOURCES = \
 	vircgroupmock.c
 vircgroupmock_la_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS)
-vircgroupmock_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version \
-        -rpath /evil/libtool/hack/to/force/shared/lib/creation \
-	$(MINGW_EXTRA_LDFLAGS)
+vircgroupmock_la_LDFLAGS = $(MOCKLIBS_LDFLAGS)
 
 vircryptotest_SOURCES = \
 	vircryptotest.c testutils.h testutils.c
@@ -1044,9 +1036,7 @@ virpcimock_la_SOURCES = \
 virpcimock_la_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS)
 virpcimock_la_LIBADD = $(GNULIB_LIBS) \
 					   ../src/libvirt.la
-virpcimock_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version \
-        -rpath /evil/libtool/hack/to/force/shared/lib/creation \
-	$(MINGW_EXTRA_LDFLAGS)
+virpcimock_la_LDFLAGS = $(MOCKLIBS_LDFLAGS)
 
 virnetdevtest_SOURCES = \
 	virnetdevtest.c testutils.h testutils.c
@@ -1058,9 +1048,7 @@ virnetdevmock_la_SOURCES = \
 virnetdevmock_la_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) $(LIBNL_CFLAGS)
 virnetdevmock_la_LIBADD = $(GNULIB_LIBS) \
 					   ../src/libvirt.la
-virnetdevmock_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version \
-        -rpath /evil/libtool/hack/to/force/shared/lib/creation \
-	$(MINGW_EXTRA_LDFLAGS)
+virnetdevmock_la_LDFLAGS = $(MOCKLIBS_LDFLAGS)
 
 if WITH_LINUX
 virusbtest_SOURCES = \
@@ -1073,16 +1061,12 @@ virnetdevbandwidthtest_LDADD = $(LDADDS) $(LIBXML_LIBS)
 
 virusbmock_la_SOURCES = virusbmock.c
 virusbmock_la_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS)
-virusbmock_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version \
-        -rpath /evil/libtool/hack/to/force/shared/lib/creation \
-	$(MINGW_EXTRA_LDFLAGS)
+virusbmock_la_LDFLAGS = $(MOCKLIBS_LDFLAGS)
 
 virnetdevbandwidthmock_la_SOURCES = \
 	virnetdevbandwidthmock.c
 virnetdevbandwidthmock_la_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS)
-virnetdevbandwidthmock_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version \
-        -rpath /evil/libtool/hack/to/force/shared/lib/creation \
-	$(MINGW_EXTRA_LDFLAGS)
+virnetdevbandwidthmock_la_LDFLAGS = $(MOCKLIBS_LDFLAGS)
 
 else ! WITH_LINUX
 	EXTRA_DIST += virusbtest.c virusbmock.c \
@@ -1098,9 +1082,7 @@ virdbustest_LDADD = $(LDADDS) $(DBUS_LIBS)
 virmockdbus_la_SOURCES = \
 	virmockdbus.c
 virmockdbus_la_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) $(DBUS_CFLAGS)
-virmockdbus_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version \
-        -rpath /evil/libtool/hack/to/force/shared/lib/creation \
-	$(MINGW_EXTRA_LDFLAGS)
+virmockdbus_la_LDFLAGS = $(MOCKLIBS_LDFLAGS)
 
 virpolkittest_SOURCES = \
 	virpolkittest.c testutils.h testutils.c
@@ -1146,9 +1128,7 @@ endif ! WITH_TESTS
 
 libsecurityselinuxhelper_la_SOURCES = \
 	securityselinuxhelper.c
-libsecurityselinuxhelper_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version \
-        -rpath /evil/libtool/hack/to/force/shared/lib/creation \
-	$(MINGW_EXTRA_LDFLAGS)
+libsecurityselinuxhelper_la_LDFLAGS = $(MOCKLIBS_LDFLAGS)
 
 securityselinuxtest_SOURCES = \
 	securityselinuxtest.c testutils.h testutils.c
@@ -1220,9 +1200,7 @@ endif WITH_LIBVIRTD
 
 libshunload_la_SOURCES = shunloadhelper.c
 libshunload_la_LIBADD = ../src/libvirt.la
-libshunload_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version \
-	-rpath /evil/libtool/hack/to/force/shared/lib/creation \
-	$(MINGW_EXTRA_LDFLAGS)
+libshunload_la_LDFLAGS = $(MOCKLIBS_LDFLAGS)
 
 shunloadtest_SOURCES = \
 	shunloadtest.c