diff --git a/tests/fate-run.sh b/tests/fate-run.sh
index afb1984314..ea3fe72bd7 100755
--- a/tests/fate-run.sh
+++ b/tests/fate-run.sh
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ pixdesc(){
 pixfmts(){
     filter=${test#filter-pixfmts-}
     filter_args=$1
+    prefilter_chain=$2
 
     showfiltfmts="$target_exec $target_path/libavfilter/filtfmts-test"
     scale_exclude_fmts=${outfile}${1}_scale_exclude_fmts
@@ -204,7 +205,7 @@ pixfmts(){
 
     for pix_fmt in $pix_fmts; do
         test=$pix_fmt
-        video_filter "format=$pix_fmt,$filter=$filter_args" -pix_fmt $pix_fmt
+        video_filter "${prefilter_chain}format=$pix_fmt,$filter=$filter_args" -pix_fmt $pix_fmt
     done
 
     rm $in_fmts $scale_in_fmts $scale_out_fmts $scale_exclude_fmts
diff --git a/tests/fate/avfilter.mak b/tests/fate/avfilter.mak
index 3bfe78a995..c8cf78c677 100644
--- a/tests/fate/avfilter.mak
+++ b/tests/fate/avfilter.mak
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #FIXME the whole file should be removed
 
-FATE_LAVFI-$(CONFIG_GPL) += fate-lavfi-kerndeint                        \
-                            fate-lavfi-tinterlace_merge                 \
+FATE_LAVFI-$(CONFIG_GPL) += fate-lavfi-tinterlace_merge                 \
                             fate-lavfi-tinterlace_pad                   \
 
 FATE_LAVFI += $(FATE_LAVFI-yes)
diff --git a/tests/fate/filter-video.mak b/tests/fate/filter-video.mak
index fb5008edb2..41e0ac9197 100644
--- a/tests/fate/filter-video.mak
+++ b/tests/fate/filter-video.mak
@@ -192,6 +192,9 @@ fate-filter-pixfmts-hflip: CMD = pixfmts
 FATE_FILTER_PIXFMTS-$(CONFIG_IL_FILTER) += fate-filter-pixfmts-il
 fate-filter-pixfmts-il:    CMD = pixfmts "luma_mode=d:chroma_mode=d:alpha_mode=d"
 
+FATE_FILTER_PIXFMTS-$(CONFIG_KERNDEINT_FILTER) += fate-filter-pixfmts-kerndeint
+fate-filter-pixfmts-kerndeint: CMD = pixfmts "" "tinterlace=interleave_top,"
+
 FATE_FILTER_PIXFMTS-$(CONFIG_NULL_FILTER) += fate-filter-pixfmts-null
 fate-filter-pixfmts-null:  CMD = pixfmts
 
diff --git a/tests/lavfi-regression.sh b/tests/lavfi-regression.sh
index 506d1dc1dc..0f1920fdfb 100755
--- a/tests/lavfi-regression.sh
+++ b/tests/lavfi-regression.sh
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ do_lavfi_pixfmts(){
 }
 
 # all these filters have exactly one input and exactly one output
-do_lavfi_pixfmts "kerndeint"           "kerndeint" "" "tinterlace=interleave_top,"
 do_lavfi_pixfmts "tinterlace_merge"    "tinterlace" "merge"
 do_lavfi_pixfmts "tinterlace_pad"      "tinterlace" "pad"
 
diff --git a/tests/ref/lavfi/kerndeint b/tests/ref/fate/filter-pixfmts-kerndeint
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/ref/lavfi/kerndeint
rename to tests/ref/fate/filter-pixfmts-kerndeint