diff --git a/tests/Makefile b/tests/Makefile
index 37d4bdbf2..19e79718e 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile
+++ b/tests/Makefile
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ MK_TEST_DIRS += ./proc
 MK_TEST_DIRS += ./blif
 #SH_TEST_DIRS += ./arch
 #SH_TEST_DIRS += ./rpc
-#SH_TEST_DIRS += ./memfile
+MK_TEST_DIRS += ./memfile
 #SH_TEST_DIRS += ./fmt
 #SH_TEST_DIRS += ./cxxrtl
 #SH_TEST_DIRS += ./liberty
diff --git a/tests/memfile/generate_mk.py b/tests/memfile/generate_mk.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a40f99ad0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/memfile/generate_mk.py
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import sys
+sys.path.append("..")
+
+import gen_tests_makefile
+
+def create_tests():
+    setup = "mkdir -p temp && cp content1.dat temp/content2.dat"
+
+    gen_tests_makefile.generate_cmd_test("parent_content1", [
+        f"{setup};",
+        '(cd .. && $(YOSYS_ABS) -qp "read_verilog -defer memfile/memory.v;',
+        'chparam -set MEMFILE \\"content1.dat\\" memory") >/dev/null 2>&1',
+    ])
+
+    gen_tests_makefile.generate_cmd_test("parent_content2_temp", [
+        f"{setup};",
+        '(cd .. && $(YOSYS_ABS) -qp "read_verilog -defer memfile/memory.v;',
+        'chparam -set MEMFILE \\"temp/content2.dat\\" memory") >/dev/null 2>&1',
+    ])
+
+    gen_tests_makefile.generate_cmd_test("parent_content2_full", [
+        f"{setup};",
+        '(cd .. && $(YOSYS_ABS) -qp "read_verilog -defer memfile/memory.v;',
+        'chparam -set MEMFILE \\"memfile/temp/content2.dat\\" memory") >/dev/null 2>&1',
+    ])
+
+    gen_tests_makefile.generate_cmd_test("same_content1", [
+        f"{setup};",
+        '$(YOSYS) -qp "read_verilog -defer memory.v;',
+        'chparam -set MEMFILE \\"content1.dat\\" memory" >/dev/null 2>&1',
+    ])
+
+    gen_tests_makefile.generate_cmd_test("same_content2", [
+        f"{setup};",
+        '$(YOSYS) -qp "read_verilog -defer memory.v;',
+        'chparam -set MEMFILE \\"temp/content2.dat\\" memory" >/dev/null 2>&1',
+    ])
+
+    gen_tests_makefile.generate_cmd_test("child_content1", [
+        f"{setup};",
+        '(cd temp && ../$(YOSYS) -qp "read_verilog -defer ../memory.v;',
+        'chparam -set MEMFILE \\"content1.dat\\" memory") >/dev/null 2>&1',
+    ])
+
+    gen_tests_makefile.generate_cmd_test("child_content2_temp", [
+        f"{setup};",
+        '(cd temp && ../$(YOSYS) -qp "read_verilog -defer ../memory.v;',
+        'chparam -set MEMFILE \\"temp/content2.dat\\" memory") >/dev/null 2>&1',
+    ])
+
+    gen_tests_makefile.generate_cmd_test("child_content2_direct", [
+        f"{setup};",
+        '(cd temp && ../$(YOSYS) -qp "read_verilog -defer ../memory.v;',
+        'chparam -set MEMFILE \\"temp/content2.dat\\" memory") >/dev/null 2>&1',
+    ])
+
+    gen_tests_makefile.generate_cmd_test("fail_empty_filename",
+        '! $(YOSYS) -qp "read_verilog memory.v" >/dev/null 2>&1')
+
+    gen_tests_makefile.generate_cmd_test("fail_missing_file", [
+        '! $(YOSYS) -qp "read_verilog -defer memory.v;',
+        'chparam -set MEMFILE \\"content3.dat\\" memory" >/dev/null 2>&1',
+    ])
+
+extra = ["YOSYS_ABS := $(abspath $(YOSYS))"]
+gen_tests_makefile.generate_custom(create_tests, extra)
+
diff --git a/tests/memfile/run-test.sh b/tests/memfile/run-test.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index e2583ef3b..000000000
--- a/tests/memfile/run-test.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-source ../common-env.sh
-
-set -e
-
-mkdir -p temp
-cp content1.dat temp/content2.dat
-
-cd ..
-
-echo "Running from the parent directory with content1.dat"
-../yosys -qp "read_verilog -defer memfile/memory.v; chparam -set MEMFILE \"content1.dat\" memory" >/dev/null 2>&1
-echo "Running from the parent directory with temp/content2.dat"
-../yosys -qp "read_verilog -defer memfile/memory.v; chparam -set MEMFILE \"temp/content2.dat\" memory" >/dev/null 2>&1
-echo "Running from the parent directory with memfile/temp/content2.dat"
-../yosys -qp "read_verilog -defer memfile/memory.v; chparam -set MEMFILE \"memfile/temp/content2.dat\" memory" >/dev/null 2>&1
-
-cd memfile
-
-echo "Running from the same directory with content1.dat"
-../../yosys -qp "read_verilog -defer memory.v; chparam -set MEMFILE \"content1.dat\" memory" >/dev/null 2>&1
-echo "Running from the same directory with temp/content2.dat"
-../../yosys -qp "read_verilog -defer memory.v; chparam -set MEMFILE \"temp/content2.dat\" memory" >/dev/null 2>&1
-
-cd temp
-
-echo "Running from a child directory with content1.dat"
-../../../yosys -qp "read_verilog -defer ../memory.v; chparam -set MEMFILE \"content1.dat\" memory" >/dev/null 2>&1
-echo "Running from a child directory with temp/content2.dat"
-../../../yosys -qp "read_verilog -defer ../memory.v; chparam -set MEMFILE \"temp/content2.dat\" memory" >/dev/null 2>&1
-echo "Running from a child directory with content2.dat"
-../../../yosys -qp "read_verilog -defer ../memory.v; chparam -set MEMFILE \"temp/content2.dat\" memory" >/dev/null 2>&1
-
-cd ..
-
-echo "Checking a failure when zero length filename is provided"
-if ../../yosys -qp "read_verilog memory.v" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-	echo "The execution should fail but it didn't happen, which is WRONG."
-	exit 1
-else
-	echo "Execution failed, which is OK."
-fi
-
-echo "Checking a failure when not existing filename is provided"
-if ../../yosys -qp "read_verilog -defer memory.v; chparam -set MEMFILE \"content3.dat\" memory" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-	echo "The execution should fail but it didn't happen, which is WRONG."
-	exit 1
-else
-	echo "Execution failed, which is OK."
-fi