diff --git a/tests/server/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/server/CMakeLists.txt
index c52a444663..e3c27f43c0 100644
--- a/tests/server/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/server/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ target_include_directories(${BUNDLE} PRIVATE
   "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/lib"            # for "curl_setup.h", curlx
   "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}"          # for the generated bundle source to find included test sources
 )
-target_compile_definitions(${BUNDLE} PRIVATE "WITHOUT_LIBCURL" "CURL_NO_OLDIES")
+target_compile_definitions(${BUNDLE} PRIVATE "CURL_NO_OLDIES")
 set_target_properties(${BUNDLE} PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME "${BUNDLE}" PROJECT_LABEL "Test ${BUNDLE}" UNITY_BUILD OFF C_CLANG_TIDY "")
 
 curl_add_clang_tidy_test_target("${BUNDLE}-clang-tidy" ${BUNDLE} ${FIRST_C} ${UTILS_C} ${TESTS_C})
diff --git a/tests/server/Makefile.am b/tests/server/Makefile.am
index ff9375fff3..0ba396a4b0 100644
--- a/tests/server/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/server/Makefile.am
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ CFLAGS += @CURL_CFLAG_EXTRAS@
 # Prevent LIBS from being used for all link targets
 LIBS = $(BLANK_AT_MAKETIME)
 
-AM_CPPFLAGS += -DWITHOUT_LIBCURL -DCURL_NO_OLDIES
+AM_CPPFLAGS += -DCURL_NO_OLDIES
 
 $(BUNDLE).c: $(top_srcdir)/scripts/mk-unity.pl Makefile.inc $(FIRST_C) $(UTILS_C) $(CURLX_C) $(TESTS_C)
 	@PERL@ $(top_srcdir)/scripts/mk-unity.pl --include $(UTILS_C) $(CURLX_C) --test $(TESTS_C) > $(BUNDLE).c
diff --git a/tests/server/first.h b/tests/server/first.h
index 6cd317fec5..f81e372c06 100644
--- a/tests/server/first.h
+++ b/tests/server/first.h
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
 #define CURL_STATICLIB
 #endif
 
+#define WITHOUT_LIBCURL
+
 #include "curl_setup.h"
 
 typedef int (*entry_func_t)(int, char **);