diff --git a/tests/meson.build b/tests/meson.build
index 60b881dddb5e10cbbad2e2a456bbe71e3654a830..b45b091d0f0703262eaf94051cf3008930e24f5e 100644
--- a/tests/meson.build
+++ b/tests/meson.build
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ foreach source, test_dict : tests
 						link_with: [emper, emper_c],
 					   )
 
-  test(test_dict.get('description', ''),
+  test(test_name,
 	   test_exe,
 	   is_parallel: test_dict.get('is_parallel', true),
 	   suite: test_dict.get('test_suite', 'all'),