diff --git a/tests/Makefile.in b/tests/Makefile.in
index 747e4c5f18..ee17afc496 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.in
+++ b/tests/Makefile.in
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ COND_wxUSE_REGEX_builtin___LIB_REGEX_p = \
 
 ### Targets: ###
 
-all: test$(EXEEXT) $(__test_drawing___depname) $(__test_drawingplugin___depname) $(__test_gui___depname) $(__test_gui_bundle___depname) $(__test_allheaders___depname) $(__test_allheaders_bundle___depname) data data-images fr ja
+all: test$(EXEEXT) $(__test_drawing___depname) $(__test_drawingplugin___depname) $(__test_gui___depname) $(__test_gui_bundle___depname) $(__test_allheaders___depname) $(__test_allheaders_bundle___depname) data data-image-sample data-images fr ja
 
 install: 
 
@@ -552,6 +552,18 @@ test$(EXEEXT): $(TEST_OBJECTS)
 @COND_USE_PCH_1@	$(BK_MAKE_PCH) ./.pch/testprec_test_allheaders/testprec.h.gch testprec.h $(CXX) $(TEST_ALLHEADERS_CXXFLAGS)
 
 data: 
+	@mkdir -p .
+	@for f in testdata.fc; do \
+	if test ! -f ./$$f -a ! -d ./$$f ; \
+	then x=yep ; \
+	else x=`find $(srcdir)/$$f -newer ./$$f -print` ; \
+	fi; \
+	case "$$x" in ?*) \
+	cp -pRf $(srcdir)/$$f . ;; \
+	esac; \
+	done
+
+data-image-sample: 
 	@mkdir -p .
 	@for f in horse.ani horse.bmp horse.cur horse.gif horse.ico horse.jpg horse.pcx horse.png horse.pnm horse.tga horse.tif horse.xpm; do \
 	if test ! -f ./$$f -a ! -d ./$$f ; \
@@ -1248,4 +1260,4 @@ failtest_allheaders:
 @IF_GNU_MAKE@-include ./.deps/*.d
 
 .PHONY: all install uninstall clean distclean test_gui_bundle \
-	test_allheaders_bundle data data-images fr ja
+	test_allheaders_bundle data data-image-sample data-images fr ja
diff --git a/tests/makefile.gcc b/tests/makefile.gcc
index e2ba26d653..c9ee403ca7 100644
--- a/tests/makefile.gcc
+++ b/tests/makefile.gcc
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ $(OBJS):
 
 ### Targets: ###
 
-all: $(OBJS)\test.exe $(__test_drawing___depname) $(__test_drawingplugin___depname) $(__test_gui___depname) $(__test_allheaders___depname) data data-images fr ja
+all: $(OBJS)\test.exe $(__test_drawing___depname) $(__test_drawingplugin___depname) $(__test_gui___depname) $(__test_allheaders___depname) data data-image-sample data-images fr ja
 
 clean: 
 	-if exist $(OBJS)\*.o del $(OBJS)\*.o
@@ -550,6 +550,10 @@ $(OBJS)\test_allheaders.exe: $(TEST_ALLHEADERS_OBJECTS) $(OBJS)\test_allheaders_
 endif
 
 data: 
+	if not exist $(OBJS) mkdir $(OBJS)
+	for %%f in (testdata.fc) do if not exist $(OBJS)\%%f copy .\%%f $(OBJS)
+
+data-image-sample: 
 	if not exist $(OBJS) mkdir $(OBJS)
 	for %%f in (horse.ani horse.bmp horse.cur horse.gif horse.ico horse.jpg horse.pcx horse.png horse.pnm horse.tga horse.tif horse.xpm) do if not exist $(OBJS)\%%f copy .\%%f $(OBJS)
 
@@ -1183,7 +1187,7 @@ $(OBJS)\test_allheaders_allheaders.o: ./allheaders.cpp
 $(OBJS)\test_allheaders_testableframe.o: ./testableframe.cpp
 	$(CXX) -c -o $@ $(TEST_ALLHEADERS_CXXFLAGS) $(CPPDEPS) $<
 
-.PHONY: all clean data data-images fr ja
+.PHONY: all clean data data-image-sample data-images fr ja
 
 
 SHELL := $(COMSPEC)
diff --git a/tests/makefile.vc b/tests/makefile.vc
index eeab8e73dd..5d9b0f676b 100644
--- a/tests/makefile.vc
+++ b/tests/makefile.vc
@@ -928,7 +928,7 @@ $(OBJS):
 
 ### Targets: ###
 
-all: $(OBJS)\test.exe $(__test_drawing___depname) $(__test_drawingplugin___depname) $(__test_gui___depname) $(__test_allheaders___depname) data data-images fr ja
+all: $(OBJS)\test.exe $(__test_drawing___depname) $(__test_drawingplugin___depname) $(__test_gui___depname) $(__test_allheaders___depname) data data-image-sample data-images fr ja
 
 clean: 
 	-if exist $(OBJS)\*.obj del $(OBJS)\*.obj
@@ -984,6 +984,10 @@ $(OBJS)\test_allheaders.exe: $(OBJS)\test_allheaders_dummy.obj  $(TEST_ALLHEADER
 !endif
 
 data: 
+	if not exist $(OBJS) mkdir $(OBJS)
+	for %f in (testdata.fc) do if not exist $(OBJS)\%f copy .\%f $(OBJS)
+
+data-image-sample: 
 	if not exist $(OBJS) mkdir $(OBJS)
 	for %f in (horse.ani horse.bmp horse.cur horse.gif horse.ico horse.jpg horse.pcx horse.png horse.pnm horse.tga horse.tif horse.xpm) do if not exist $(OBJS)\%f copy .\%f $(OBJS)
 
diff --git a/tests/test.bkl b/tests/test.bkl
index 89ef76cb0d..3b3d45afb8 100644
--- a/tests/test.bkl
+++ b/tests/test.bkl
@@ -339,7 +339,9 @@
 
     <wx-data id="data">
         <files>testdata.fc</files>
+    </wx-data>
 
+    <wx-data id="data-image-sample">
         <!-- test data for image/image.cpp test unit: -->
         <files>horse.ani  horse.bmp  horse.cur  horse.gif  horse.ico  horse.jpg
                horse.pcx  horse.png  horse.pnm  horse.tga  horse.tif  horse.xpm</files>