diff --git a/tests/core/Sconscript b/tests/core/Sconscript
index cbe84ea3..bd0fceaa 100644
--- a/tests/core/Sconscript
+++ b/tests/core/Sconscript
@@ -1,19 +1,23 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python
 import os
-Import("env", "UnitTest")
+Import("env", "UnitTest", "testing_group")
 
+res = []
 core_objs = []
+
 def CoreTest(name, source):
 	global core_objs
 	if os.path.exists("../../core/%s" % source):
 		core_objs += [ env.Object("../../core/%s" % source) ]
 	run = UnitTest("core/%s" % name, [ source ] + core_objs)
 	Alias("tests/core", run)
+	if len(res) > 0 and testing_group(["tests/core"]):
+		Depends(run, res[-1])
 	return run
 Export("core_objs")
 
 
-res  = [ CoreTest("version",  "version.c")    ]
+res += [ CoreTest("version",  "version.c")    ]
 res += [ CoreTest("string",   "string.c")     ]
 res += [ CoreTest("random",   "random.c")     ]
 res += [ CoreTest("file",     "file.c")       ]