diff --git a/tests/conform/Makefile.am b/tests/conform/Makefile.am
index adbb22070..e56371e66 100644
--- a/tests/conform/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/conform/Makefile.am
@@ -121,6 +121,13 @@ full-report: full-report-generate
 		gnome-open "$$x"; \
 	done
 
+redhand.png:
+	ln -sf $(top_srcdir)/tests/data/redhand.png
+
+# NB: BUILT_SOURCES here a misnomer. We aren't building source, just inserting
+# a phony rule that will generate symlink scripts for running individual tests
+BUILT_SOURCES = redhand.png
+
 EXTRA_DIST = ADDING_NEW_TESTS test-launcher.sh
 
 # we override the clean-generic target to clean up the wrappers so