diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4318a2744..04aae0303 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ citest: lint test
 
 test-unit:
 	go test -v $(PACKAGES) $(TEST_ARGS)
-	cd test && make test-unit
+	cd test && make test-unit $(TEST_ARGS)
 
 test-int:
-	cd test && make test-int
+	cd test && make test-int $(TEST_ARGS)
 
 testcov-func:
 	@go test -v -coverprofile="coverage.txt" . > /dev/null 2>&1
diff --git a/test/Makefile b/test/Makefile
index e9f2e27f6..40371f285 100644
--- a/test/Makefile
+++ b/test/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ test-int:
 .PHONY: test-unit
 
 test-unit:
-	go test -v ./unit/...
+	go test -v ./unit/... $(TEST_ARGS)
 
 .PHONY: test-smoke