diff --git a/src/bootstrap/builder/tests.rs b/src/bootstrap/builder/tests.rs
index 0d321f139118..529783759966 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/builder/tests.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/builder/tests.rs
@@ -26,6 +26,49 @@ fn first<A, B>(v: Vec<(A, B)>) -> Vec<A> {
     v.into_iter().map(|(a, _)| a).collect::<Vec<_>>()
 }
 
+fn run_build(paths: &[PathBuf], config: Config) -> Cache {
+    let kind = config.cmd.kind();
+    let build = Build::new(config);
+    let builder = Builder::new(&build);
+    builder.run_step_descriptions(&Builder::get_step_descriptions(kind), paths);
+    builder.cache
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_exclude() {
+    let mut config = configure("test", &["A"], &["A"]);
+    config.exclude = vec![TaskPath::parse("src/tools/tidy")];
+
+    let build = Build::new(config);
+    let builder = Builder::new(&build);
+    builder.run_step_descriptions(&Builder::get_step_descriptions(Kind::Test), &[]);
+
+    // Ensure we have really excluded tidy
+    assert!(!builder.cache.contains::<test::Tidy>());
+
+    // Ensure other tests are not affected.
+    assert!(builder.cache.contains::<test::RustdocUi>());
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_exclude_kind() {
+    let path = PathBuf::from("src/tools/cargotest");
+    let exclude = TaskPath::parse("test::src/tools/cargotest");
+    assert_eq!(exclude, TaskPath { kind: Some(Kind::Test), path: path.clone() });
+
+    let mut config = configure("test", &["A"], &["A"]);
+    // Ensure our test is valid, and `test::Cargotest` would be run without the exclude.
+    assert!(run_build(&[path.clone()], config.clone()).contains::<test::Cargotest>());
+    // Ensure tests for cargotest are skipped.
+    config.exclude = vec![exclude.clone()];
+    assert!(!run_build(&[path.clone()], config).contains::<test::Cargotest>());
+
+    // Ensure builds for cargotest are not skipped.
+    let mut config = configure("build", &["A"], &["A"]);
+    config.exclude = vec![exclude];
+    assert!(run_build(&[path], config).contains::<tool::CargoTest>());
+}
+
 mod defaults {
     use super::{configure, first};
     use crate::builder::*;
@@ -515,35 +558,6 @@ mod dist {
         );
     }
 
-    #[test]
-    fn test_exclude() {
-        let mut config = configure(&["A"], &["A"]);
-        config.exclude = vec![TaskPath::parse("src/tools/tidy")];
-        config.cmd = Subcommand::Test {
-            paths: Vec::new(),
-            test_args: Vec::new(),
-            rustc_args: Vec::new(),
-            fail_fast: true,
-            doc_tests: DocTests::No,
-            bless: false,
-            force_rerun: false,
-            compare_mode: None,
-            rustfix_coverage: false,
-            pass: None,
-            run: None,
-        };
-
-        let build = Build::new(config);
-        let builder = Builder::new(&build);
-        builder.run_step_descriptions(&Builder::get_step_descriptions(Kind::Test), &[]);
-
-        // Ensure we have really excluded tidy
-        assert!(!builder.cache.contains::<test::Tidy>());
-
-        // Ensure other tests are not affected.
-        assert!(builder.cache.contains::<test::RustdocUi>());
-    }
-
     #[test]
     fn doc_ci() {
         let mut config = configure(&["A"], &["A"]);
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/config.rs b/src/bootstrap/config.rs
index f273fb42215e..1638d3ed3c28 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/config.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/config.rs
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ macro_rules! check_ci_llvm {
 /// each field, see the corresponding fields in
 /// `config.toml.example`.
 #[derive(Default)]
+#[cfg_attr(test, derive(Clone))]
 pub struct Config {
     pub changelog_seen: Option<usize>,
     pub ccache: Option<String>,
@@ -330,6 +331,7 @@ impl PartialEq<&str> for TargetSelection {
 
 /// Per-target configuration stored in the global configuration structure.
 #[derive(Default)]
+#[cfg_attr(test, derive(Clone))]
 pub struct Target {
     /// Some(path to llvm-config) if using an external LLVM.
     pub llvm_config: Option<PathBuf>,
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/flags.rs b/src/bootstrap/flags.rs
index a82eb52e232b..58571ea129c1 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/flags.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/flags.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ use crate::setup::Profile;
 use crate::util::t;
 use crate::{Build, DocTests};
 
+#[derive(Copy, Clone)]
 pub enum Color {
     Always,
     Never,
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ pub struct Flags {
     pub llvm_profile_generate: bool,
 }
 
+#[cfg_attr(test, derive(Clone))]
 pub enum Subcommand {
     Build {
         paths: Vec<PathBuf>,
@@ -668,6 +670,24 @@ Arguments:
 }
 
 impl Subcommand {
+    pub fn kind(&self) -> Kind {
+        match self {
+            Subcommand::Bench { .. } => Kind::Bench,
+            Subcommand::Build { .. } => Kind::Build,
+            Subcommand::Check { .. } => Kind::Check,
+            Subcommand::Clippy { .. } => Kind::Clippy,
+            Subcommand::Doc { .. } => Kind::Doc,
+            Subcommand::Fix { .. } => Kind::Fix,
+            Subcommand::Format { .. } => Kind::Format,
+            Subcommand::Test { .. } => Kind::Test,
+            Subcommand::Clean { .. } => Kind::Clean,
+            Subcommand::Dist { .. } => Kind::Dist,
+            Subcommand::Install { .. } => Kind::Install,
+            Subcommand::Run { .. } => Kind::Run,
+            Subcommand::Setup { .. } => Kind::Setup,
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn test_args(&self) -> Vec<&str> {
         match *self {
             Subcommand::Test { ref test_args, .. } | Subcommand::Bench { ref test_args, .. } => {