diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index c33cb13fc9..0fd1210f56 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) !void {
     const skip_single_threaded = b.option(bool, "skip-single-threaded", "Main test suite skips tests that are single-threaded") orelse false;
     const skip_compile_errors = b.option(bool, "skip-compile-errors", "Main test suite skips compile error tests") orelse false;
     const skip_translate_c = b.option(bool, "skip-translate-c", "Main test suite skips translate-c tests") orelse false;
-    const skip_run_translated_c = b.option(bool, "skip-run-translated-c", "Main test suite skips run-translated-c tests") orelse false;
+    const skip_run_translated_c = b.option(bool, "skip-run-translated-c", "Main test suite skips run-translated-c tests") orelse skip_translate_c;
     const skip_freebsd = b.option(bool, "skip-freebsd", "Main test suite skips targets with freebsd OS") orelse false;
     const skip_netbsd = b.option(bool, "skip-netbsd", "Main test suite skips targets with netbsd OS") orelse false;
     const skip_windows = b.option(bool, "skip-windows", "Main test suite skips targets with windows OS") orelse false;