diff --git a/tests/core/dune b/tests/core/dune
index dfee3f21..e17dd3a6 100644
--- a/tests/core/dune
+++ b/tests/core/dune
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 (test
  (name t)
  (flags :standard -strict-sequence -warn-error -a+8 -open CCShims_)
- (modes native)
+ (modes (best exe))
  (package containers)
  (preprocess
   (action
diff --git a/tests/data/dune b/tests/data/dune
index 345d134d..5fe1b318 100644
--- a/tests/data/dune
+++ b/tests/data/dune
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 (test
  (name t)
  (flags :standard -strict-sequence -warn-error -a+8 -open CCShims_)
- (modes native)
+ (modes (best exe))
  (package containers-data)
  (libraries containers containers-data containers_testlib iter gen))
diff --git a/tests/thread/dune b/tests/thread/dune
index 1a17562c..6ed2aab9 100644
--- a/tests/thread/dune
+++ b/tests/thread/dune
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 (test
  (name t)
  (flags :standard -strict-sequence -warn-error -a+8 -open CCShims_)
- (modes native)
+ (modes (best exe))
  (package containers-thread)
  (libraries containers containers-thread containers_testlib iter threads))