diff --git a/tests/include/test/psa_crypto_helpers.h b/tests/include/test/psa_crypto_helpers.h
index 31773bdd78..ea6e8c52dc 100644
--- a/tests/include/test/psa_crypto_helpers.h
+++ b/tests/include/test/psa_crypto_helpers.h
@@ -294,11 +294,17 @@ uint64_t mbedtls_test_parse_binary_string(data_t *bin_string);
  *  \param  nonce_length    The nonce length in number of bytes.
  */
 
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_PSA_ACCEL_ALG_GCM)
+#define MBEDTLS_TEST_HAVE_ACCEL_GCM  1
+#else
+#define MBEDTLS_TEST_HAVE_ACCEL_GCM  0
+#endif
+
 #define MBEDTLS_TEST_PSA_SKIP_IF_ALT_GCM_NOT_12BYTES_NONCE(alg,           \
                                                            nonce_length) \
     do                                                                     \
     {                                                                      \
-        if ((MBEDTLS_PSA_ACCEL_ALG_GCM) &&                               \
+        if ((MBEDTLS_TEST_HAVE_ACCEL_GCM) &&                               \
             (PSA_ALG_AEAD_WITH_SHORTENED_TAG((alg), 0) ==            \
              PSA_ALG_AEAD_WITH_SHORTENED_TAG(PSA_ALG_GCM, 0)) &&       \
             ((nonce_length) != 12))                                   \