diff --git a/util/run-gnu-test.sh b/util/run-gnu-test.sh
index 5031863c4..b9948ccd3 100644
--- a/util/run-gnu-test.sh
+++ b/util/run-gnu-test.sh
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ BUILDDIR="${PWD}/uutils/target/release"
 GNULIB_DIR="${PWD}/gnulib"
 pushd gnu
 
-timeout -sKILL 2h make -j "$(nproc)" check SUBDIRS=. RUN_EXPENSIVE_TESTS=no RUN_VERY_EXPENSIVE_TESTS=no VERBOSE=no || : # Kill after 4 hours in case something gets stuck in make
+timeout -sKILL 2h make -j "$(nproc)" check SUBDIRS=. RUN_EXPENSIVE_TESTS=yes RUN_VERY_EXPENSIVE_TESTS=yes VERBOSE=no || : # Kill after 4 hours in case something gets stuck in make