diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f0e9c3861..9133d23da 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@ GIT_COMMIT ?= git-$(shell git rev-parse --short HEAD)
 
 PKG = k8s.io/ingress-nginx
 
-BUSTED_ARGS =-v --pattern=_test
-
 HOST_ARCH = $(shell which go >/dev/null 2>&1 && go env GOARCH)
 ARCH ?= $(HOST_ARCH)
 ifeq ($(ARCH),)
diff --git a/build/test-lua.sh b/build/test-lua.sh
index e3857818a..22d257154 100755
--- a/build/test-lua.sh
+++ b/build/test-lua.sh
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ set -o errexit
 set -o nounset
 set -o pipefail
 
+BUSTED_ARGS="-v --pattern=_test"
+
 resty \
   -I ./rootfs/etc/nginx/lua \
   --shdict "configuration_data 5M" \