diff --git a/t/Makefile b/t/Makefile
index 4c30e7c06f..d2212de0b7 100644
--- a/t/Makefile
+++ b/t/Makefile
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ failed:
 	test -z "$$failed" || $(MAKE) $$failed
 
 prove: pre-clean check-chainlint $(TEST_LINT)
-	@echo "*** prove (shell & unit tests) ***"; $(CHAINLINTSUPPRESS) TEST_SHELL_PATH='$(TEST_SHELL_PATH_SQ)' $(PROVE) --exec ./run-test.sh $(GIT_PROVE_OPTS) $(T) $(UNIT_TESTS) :: $(GIT_TEST_OPTS)
+	@echo "*** prove (shell & unit tests) ***"
+	@$(CHAINLINTSUPPRESS) TEST_OPTIONS='$(GIT_TEST_OPTS)' TEST_SHELL_PATH='$(TEST_SHELL_PATH_SQ)' $(PROVE) --exec ./run-test.sh $(GIT_PROVE_OPTS) $(T) $(UNIT_TESTS)
 	$(MAKE) clean-except-prove-cache
 
 $(T):
diff --git a/t/run-test.sh b/t/run-test.sh
index 13c353b91b..63328ac630 100755
--- a/t/run-test.sh
+++ b/t/run-test.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ case "$1" in
 		echo >&2 "ERROR: TEST_SHELL_PATH is empty or not set"
 		exit 1
 	fi
-	exec "${TEST_SHELL_PATH}" "$@"
+	exec "${TEST_SHELL_PATH}" "$@" ${TEST_OPTIONS}
 	;;
 *)
 	exec "$@"