diff --git a/test/sparse_basic.cpp b/test/sparse_basic.cpp
index e26febe0e..199f9fdd3 100644
--- a/test/sparse_basic.cpp
+++ b/test/sparse_basic.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 // Public License v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed
 // with this file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
 
+#ifndef EIGEN_SPARSE_TEST_INCLUDED_FROM_SPARSE_EXTRA
 static long g_realloc_count = 0;
 #define EIGEN_SPARSE_COMPRESSED_STORAGE_REALLOCATE_PLUGIN g_realloc_count++;
 
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ static long g_dense_op_sparse_count = 0;
 #define EIGEN_SPARSE_ASSIGNMENT_FROM_DENSE_OP_SPARSE_PLUGIN g_dense_op_sparse_count++;
 #define EIGEN_SPARSE_ASSIGNMENT_FROM_SPARSE_ADD_DENSE_PLUGIN g_dense_op_sparse_count+=10;
 #define EIGEN_SPARSE_ASSIGNMENT_FROM_SPARSE_SUB_DENSE_PLUGIN g_dense_op_sparse_count+=20;
+#endif
 
 #include "sparse.h"
 
@@ -681,6 +683,8 @@ void bug1105()
   }
 }
 
+#ifndef EIGEN_SPARSE_TEST_INCLUDED_FROM_SPARSE_EXTRA
+
 EIGEN_DECLARE_TEST(sparse_basic)
 {
   for(int i = 0; i < g_repeat; i++) {
@@ -713,3 +717,4 @@ EIGEN_DECLARE_TEST(sparse_basic)
 
   CALL_SUBTEST_7( bug1105<0>() );
 }
+#endif
diff --git a/unsupported/test/sparse_extra.cpp b/unsupported/test/sparse_extra.cpp
index 51ba83b13..b5d656fdc 100644
--- a/unsupported/test/sparse_extra.cpp
+++ b/unsupported/test/sparse_extra.cpp
@@ -9,9 +9,25 @@
 
 
 // import basic and product tests for deprecated DynamicSparseMatrix
+#if 0 // sparse_basic(DynamicSparseMatrix) does not compile at all -> disabled
+static long g_realloc_count = 0;
+#define EIGEN_SPARSE_COMPRESSED_STORAGE_REALLOCATE_PLUGIN g_realloc_count++;
+
+static long g_dense_op_sparse_count = 0;
+#define EIGEN_SPARSE_ASSIGNMENT_FROM_DENSE_OP_SPARSE_PLUGIN g_dense_op_sparse_count++;
+#define EIGEN_SPARSE_ASSIGNMENT_FROM_SPARSE_ADD_DENSE_PLUGIN g_dense_op_sparse_count+=10;
+#define EIGEN_SPARSE_ASSIGNMENT_FROM_SPARSE_SUB_DENSE_PLUGIN g_dense_op_sparse_count+=20;
+
+#define EIGEN_SPARSE_TEST_INCLUDED_FROM_SPARSE_EXTRA 1
+#endif
+
 #define EIGEN_NO_DEPRECATED_WARNING
 #include "sparse_product.cpp"
+
+#if 0 // sparse_basic(DynamicSparseMatrix) does not compile at all -> disabled
 #include "sparse_basic.cpp"
+#endif
+
 #include <Eigen/SparseExtra>
 
 template<typename SetterType,typename DenseType, typename Scalar, int Options>