diff --git a/src/test/run-make/issue-10971-temps-dir/Makefile b/src/test/run-make/issue-10971-temps-dir/Makefile
index 28aa188c3926..18d8729ab0c3 100644
--- a/src/test/run-make/issue-10971-temps-dir/Makefile
+++ b/src/test/run-make/issue-10971-temps-dir/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-include ../../run-make-fulldeps/tools.mk
+-include ../../run-make-fulldeps/tools.mk
 
 # Regression test for issue #10971
 # Running two invocations in parallel would overwrite each other's temp files.