diff --git a/net-libs/gnutls/gnutls35-3.5.18.recipe b/net-libs/gnutls/gnutls35-3.5.18.recipe
index 9c37c0040..60cb5a792 100644
--- a/net-libs/gnutls/gnutls35-3.5.18.recipe
+++ b/net-libs/gnutls/gnutls35-3.5.18.recipe
@@ -130,8 +130,7 @@ BUILD_PREREQUIRES="
 	cmd:pkg_config$secondaryArchSuffix
 	"
 
-TEST_PREREQUIRES="
-	cmd:cvs
+TEST_REQUIRES="
 	cmd:git
 	"
 
@@ -169,5 +168,5 @@ INSTALL()
 
 TEST()
 {
-	make check
+	make check LIBS="-lgnu"
 }
diff --git a/net-libs/gnutls/gnutls36-3.6.2.recipe b/net-libs/gnutls/gnutls36-3.6.2.recipe
index 0093cf9a9..574de3eaf 100644
--- a/net-libs/gnutls/gnutls36-3.6.2.recipe
+++ b/net-libs/gnutls/gnutls36-3.6.2.recipe
@@ -129,8 +129,7 @@ BUILD_PREREQUIRES="
 	cmd:pkg_config$secondaryArchSuffix
 	"
 
-TEST_PREREQUIRES="
-	cmd:cvs
+TEST_REQUIRES="
 	cmd:git
 	"
 
@@ -168,5 +167,5 @@ INSTALL()
 
 TEST()
 {
-	make check
+	make check LIBS="-lgnu"
 }