diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9efc3cc7..864997a1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ test-system:
 # Intended for CI, assumed to already be running in quay.io/libpod/skopeo_cidev container.
 test-system-local: bin/skopeo
 	hack/warn-destructive-tests.sh
-	hack/test-system.sh
+	hack/test-system.sh SKOPEO_LDFLAGS="$(SKOPEO_LDFLAGS)" BUILDTAGS="$(BUILDTAGS)"
 
 test-unit:
 	# Just call (make test unit-local) here instead of worrying about environment differences
diff --git a/hack/test-system.sh b/hack/test-system.sh
index 5474cfca..0f170b40 100755
--- a/hack/test-system.sh
+++ b/hack/test-system.sh
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ EOF
 fi
 
 # Build skopeo, install into /usr/bin
-make PREFIX=/usr install
+make PREFIX=/usr install "$@"
 
 # Run tests
 SKOPEO_BINARY=/usr/bin/skopeo bats --tap systemtest