diff --git a/tests/config/meson.build b/tests/config/meson.build
index 55e8f146ee41ba716d81cbd914776a42a96f21c4..037649e24e8ad72deb8e15d887d3f4f612aa97eb 100644
--- a/tests/config/meson.build
+++ b/tests/config/meson.build
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ foreach config_test : config_tests
     run_configtest,
     args: [
 	'-c', files('test.cfg'),
-	'-f', '1',
+	'-n'
     ],
     env: conftest_env,
     suite: [