diff --git a/test/Makefile.ssl b/test/Makefile.ssl
index ef41e06e6..c7953b69c 100644
--- a/test/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/test/Makefile.ssl
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ HEADER=	$(EXHEADER)
 ALL=    $(GENERAL) $(SRC) $(HEADER)
 
 top:
-	(cd ..; $(MAKE) DIRS=$(DIR) all)
+	(cd ..; $(MAKE) DIRS=$(DIR) TESTS=$(TESTS) all)
 
 all:	exe