diff --git a/contrib/credential/netrc/meson.build b/contrib/credential/netrc/meson.build
index 3d74547c8a..16fa69e317 100644
--- a/contrib/credential/netrc/meson.build
+++ b/contrib/credential/netrc/meson.build
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@ if get_option('tests')
     workdir: meson.current_source_dir(),
     env: credential_netrc_testenv,
     depends: test_dependencies + bin_wrappers + [credential_netrc],
-    timeout: 0,
+    kwargs: test_kwargs,
   )
 endif
diff --git a/contrib/subtree/meson.build b/contrib/subtree/meson.build
index 63714166a6..98dd8e0c8e 100644
--- a/contrib/subtree/meson.build
+++ b/contrib/subtree/meson.build
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ if get_option('tests')
     env: subtree_test_environment,
     workdir: meson.current_source_dir() / 't',
     depends: test_dependencies + bin_wrappers + [ git_subtree ],
-    timeout: 0,
+    kwargs: test_kwargs,
   )
 endif
 
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index a1476e5b32..6fb898a21d 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -2036,6 +2036,10 @@ subdir('templates')
 # can properly set up test dependencies. The bin-wrappers themselves are set up
 # at configuration time, so these are fine.
 if get_option('tests')
+  test_kwargs = {
+    'timeout': 0,
+  }
+
   subdir('t')
 endif
 
diff --git a/t/meson.build b/t/meson.build
index fcfc1c2c2b..3fc8c6c220 100644
--- a/t/meson.build
+++ b/t/meson.build
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ clar_unit_tests = executable('unit-tests',
   sources: clar_sources + clar_test_suites,
   dependencies: [libgit_commonmain],
 )
-test('unit-tests', clar_unit_tests)
+test('unit-tests', clar_unit_tests, kwargs: test_kwargs)
 
 unit_test_programs = [
   'unit-tests/t-reftable-basics.c',
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ foreach unit_test_program : unit_test_programs
   )
   test(unit_test_name, unit_test,
     workdir: meson.current_source_dir(),
-    timeout: 0,
+    kwargs: test_kwargs,
   )
 endforeach
 
@@ -1212,7 +1212,7 @@ foreach integration_test : integration_tests
     workdir: meson.current_source_dir(),
     env: test_environment,
     depends: test_dependencies + bin_wrappers,
-    timeout: 0,
+    kwargs: test_kwargs,
   )
 endforeach