diff --git a/build/jam/TestsRules b/build/jam/TestsRules
index 68f67eeb6b..fc1c166ccd 100644
--- a/build/jam/TestsRules
+++ b/build/jam/TestsRules
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 # unit test pseudo target
 NotFile unittests ;
 
+rule UnitTestDependency
+{
+	Depends unittests : $(1) ;
+}
+
+
 rule UnitTestLib
 {
 	# UnitTestLib <lib> : <sources> : <libraries> ;
@@ -30,7 +36,7 @@ rule UnitTestLib
 	MakeLocate $(lib) : $(TARGET_UNIT_TEST_LIB_DIR) ;
 	SharedLibrary $(lib) : $(sources) : $(libraries) libcppunit.so ;
 
-	Depends unittests : $(lib) ;
+	UnitTestDependency $(lib) ;
 }
 
 
@@ -60,7 +66,7 @@ rule UnitTest
 	SimpleTest $(target) : $(sources) : $(libraries) libcppunit.so
 		: $(resources) ;
 
-	Depends unittests : $(target) ;
+	UnitTestDependency $(target) ;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/tests/kits/app/bapplication/testapps/Jamfile b/src/tests/kits/app/bapplication/testapps/Jamfile
index 2f9d3f7be0..fc90743e9a 100644
--- a/src/tests/kits/app/bapplication/testapps/Jamfile
+++ b/src/tests/kits/app/bapplication/testapps/Jamfile
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ rule CopyBAppTestApp
 	File $(target) : $(source) ;
 	MODE on $(target) = $(EXEMODE) ;
 	MimeSet $(target) ;
+
+	UnitTestDependency $(target) ;
 }
 
 # BApplication::BApplication() test apps