diff --git a/tests/checkasm/checkasm.c b/tests/checkasm/checkasm.c
index 7edc8e4e6e..6e066d469a 100644
--- a/tests/checkasm/checkasm.c
+++ b/tests/checkasm/checkasm.c
@@ -264,7 +264,11 @@ static const struct {
         { "vp8dsp", checkasm_check_vp8dsp },
     #endif
     #if CONFIG_VP9_DECODER
-        { "vp9dsp", checkasm_check_vp9dsp },
+        { "vp9dsp", checkasm_check_vp9dsp }, // all of the below
+        { "vp9_ipred", checkasm_check_vp9_ipred },
+        { "vp9_itxfm", checkasm_check_vp9_itxfm },
+        { "vp9_loopfilter", checkasm_check_vp9_loopfilter },
+        { "vp9_mc", checkasm_check_vp9_mc },
     #endif
     #if CONFIG_VIDEODSP
         { "videodsp", checkasm_check_videodsp },
diff --git a/tests/checkasm/checkasm.h b/tests/checkasm/checkasm.h
index 9f4fb8b283..910fc417a7 100644
--- a/tests/checkasm/checkasm.h
+++ b/tests/checkasm/checkasm.h
@@ -159,6 +159,10 @@ void checkasm_check_vp3dsp(void);
 void checkasm_check_vp6dsp(void);
 void checkasm_check_vp8dsp(void);
 void checkasm_check_vp9dsp(void);
+void checkasm_check_vp9_ipred(void);
+void checkasm_check_vp9_itxfm(void);
+void checkasm_check_vp9_loopfilter(void);
+void checkasm_check_vp9_mc(void);
 void checkasm_check_videodsp(void);
 void checkasm_check_vorbisdsp(void);
 void checkasm_check_vvc_alf(void);
diff --git a/tests/checkasm/vp9dsp.c b/tests/checkasm/vp9dsp.c
index 2a3374541f..d5ff5aa2cd 100644
--- a/tests/checkasm/vp9dsp.c
+++ b/tests/checkasm/vp9dsp.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ static const uint32_t pixel_mask[3] = { 0xffffffff, 0x03ff03ff, 0x0fff0fff };
         }                                                          \
     } while (0)
 
-static void check_ipred(void)
+void checkasm_check_vp9_ipred(void)
 {
     LOCAL_ALIGNED_32(uint8_t, a_buf, [64 * 2]);
     uint8_t *a = &a_buf[32 * 2];
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ static int is_zero(const int16_t *c, int sz)
 
 #define SIZEOF_COEF (2 * ((bit_depth + 7) / 8))
 
-static void check_itxfm(void)
+void checkasm_check_vp9_itxfm(void)
 {
     LOCAL_ALIGNED_64(uint8_t, src, [32 * 32 * 2]);
     LOCAL_ALIGNED_64(uint8_t, dst, [32 * 32 * 2]);
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ static void randomize_loopfilter_buffers(int bidx, int lineoff, int str,
         randomize_loopfilter_buffers(bidx, lineoff, str, bit_depth, dir, \
                                      E, F, H, I, buf0, buf1)
 
-static void check_loopfilter(void)
+void checkasm_check_vp9_loopfilter(void)
 {
     LOCAL_ALIGNED_32(uint8_t, base0, [32 + 16 * 16 * 2]);
     LOCAL_ALIGNED_32(uint8_t, base1, [32 + 16 * 16 * 2]);
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ static void check_loopfilter(void)
         }                                                 \
     } while (0)
 
-static void check_mc(void)
+void checkasm_check_vp9_mc(void)
 {
     LOCAL_ALIGNED_64(uint8_t, buf, [72 * 72 * 2]);
     LOCAL_ALIGNED_64(uint8_t, dst0, [64 * 64 * 2]);
@@ -626,8 +626,8 @@ static void check_mc(void)
 
 void checkasm_check_vp9dsp(void)
 {
-    check_ipred();
-    check_itxfm();
-    check_loopfilter();
-    check_mc();
+    checkasm_check_vp9_ipred();
+    checkasm_check_vp9_itxfm();
+    checkasm_check_vp9_loopfilter();
+    checkasm_check_vp9_mc();
 }