diff --git a/tests/suites/host_test.function b/tests/suites/host_test.function
index 646734081..1069c2415 100644
--- a/tests/suites/host_test.function
+++ b/tests/suites/host_test.function
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ static void write_outcome_entry( FILE *outcome_file,
  */
 static void write_outcome_result( FILE *outcome_file,
                                   size_t unmet_dep_count,
-                                  char *unmet_dependencies[],
+                                  int unmet_dependencies[],
                                   int ret,
                                   const test_info_t *info )
 {
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ static void write_outcome_result( FILE *outcome_file,
                 mbedtls_fprintf( outcome_file, "SKIP" );
                 for( i = 0; i < unmet_dep_count; i++ )
                 {
-                    mbedtls_fprintf( outcome_file, "%c%s",
+                    mbedtls_fprintf( outcome_file, "%c%d",
                                      i == 0 ? ';' : ':',
                                      unmet_dependencies[i] );
                 }
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ int execute_tests( int argc , const char ** argv )
           testfile_index++ )
     {
         size_t unmet_dep_count = 0;
-        char *unmet_dependencies[20];
+        int unmet_dependencies[20];
 
         test_filename = test_files[ testfile_index ];
 
@@ -647,19 +647,7 @@ int execute_tests( int argc , const char ** argv )
                     int dep_id = strtol( params[i], NULL, 10 );
                     if( dep_check( dep_id ) != DEPENDENCY_SUPPORTED )
                     {
-                        if( 0 == option_verbose )
-                        {
-                            /* Only one count is needed if not verbose */
-                            unmet_dep_count++;
-                            break;
-                        }
-
-                        unmet_dependencies[ unmet_dep_count ] = strdup( params[i] );
-                        if(  unmet_dependencies[ unmet_dep_count ] == NULL )
-                        {
-                            mbedtls_fprintf( stderr, "FATAL: Out of memory\n" );
-                            mbedtls_exit( MBEDTLS_EXIT_FAILURE );
-                        }
+                        unmet_dependencies[unmet_dep_count] = dep_id;
                         unmet_dep_count++;
                     }
                 }
@@ -730,9 +718,8 @@ int execute_tests( int argc , const char ** argv )
                     mbedtls_fprintf( stdout, "\n   Unmet dependencies: " );
                     for( i = 0; i < unmet_dep_count; i++ )
                     {
-                        mbedtls_fprintf( stdout, "%s  ",
+                        mbedtls_fprintf( stdout, "%d ",
                                         unmet_dependencies[i] );
-                        free( unmet_dependencies[i] );
                     }
                 }
                 mbedtls_fprintf( stdout, "\n" );
@@ -783,10 +770,6 @@ int execute_tests( int argc , const char ** argv )
                 total_errors++;
         }
         fclose( file );
-
-        /* In case we encounter early end of file */
-        for( i = 0; i < unmet_dep_count; i++ )
-            free( unmet_dependencies[i] );
     }
 
     if( outcome_file != NULL )