diff --git a/tests/Makefile b/tests/Makefile
index f2c5ca8474..2674b18c2f 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile
+++ b/tests/Makefile
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ REFS = $(AREF) $(VREF)
 
 $(VREF): ffmpeg$(EXESUF) tests/vsynth1/00.pgm tests/vsynth2/00.pgm
 $(AREF): ffmpeg$(EXESUF) tests/data/asynth1.sw
+$(AREF): CMP=
 
 ffservertest: ffserver$(EXESUF) tests/vsynth1/00.pgm tests/data/asynth1.sw
 	@echo
diff --git a/tests/fate/aac.mak b/tests/fate/aac.mak
index 0d4aa4a4fb..9d107ced52 100644
--- a/tests/fate/aac.mak
+++ b/tests/fate/aac.mak
@@ -71,7 +71,24 @@ FATE_AAC_CT = sbr_bc-ps_i.3gp  \
 
 FATE_AAC += $(FATE_AAC_CT:%=fate-aac-ct-%)
 
-FATE_TESTS += $(FATE_AAC)
-fate-aac: $(FATE_AAC)
+FATE_AAC_ENCODE += fate-aac-aref-encode
+fate-aac-aref-encode: $(AREF)
+fate-aac-aref-encode: CMD = enc_dec_pcm adts s16le -strict -2 -c:a aac -b:a 512k
+fate-aac-aref-encode: CMP = stddev
+fate-aac-aref-encode: REF = ./tests/data/acodec.ref.wav
+fate-aac-aref-encode: CMP_SHIFT = -4096
+fate-aac-aref-encode: CMP_TARGET = 1862
+fate-aac-aref-encode: SIZE_TOLERANCE = 2464
+
+FATE_AAC_ENCODE += fate-aac-ln-encode
+fate-aac-ln-encode: CMD = enc_dec_pcm adts s16le -strict -2 -c:a aac -b:a 512k
+fate-aac-ln-encode: CMP = stddev
+fate-aac-ln-encode: REF = $(SAMPLES)/audio-reference/luckynight_2ch_44kHz_s16.wav
+fate-aac-ln-encode: CMP_SHIFT = -4096
+fate-aac-ln-encode: CMP_TARGET = 65
+fate-aac-ln-encode: SIZE_TOLERANCE = 3560
+
+FATE_TESTS += $(FATE_AAC) $(FATE_AAC_ENCODE)
+fate-aac: $(FATE_AAC) $(FATE_AAC_ENCODE)
 $(FATE_AAC): CMP = oneoff
 $(FATE_AAC): FUZZ = 2