diff --git a/lib/libc/tests/Makefile.netbsd-tests b/lib/libc/tests/Makefile.netbsd-tests
index 32385186425f..18b0276b7296 100644
--- a/lib/libc/tests/Makefile.netbsd-tests
+++ b/lib/libc/tests/Makefile.netbsd-tests
@@ -4,4 +4,6 @@ TESTSRC:=	${SRCTOP}/contrib/netbsd-tests/${RELDIR:C/libc\/tests/libc/}
 
 TESTSDIR:=	${TESTSBASE}/${RELDIR:C/libc\/tests/libc/}
 
+WARNS?=		2
+
 .include <netbsd-tests.test.mk>
diff --git a/lib/libc/tests/locale/Makefile b/lib/libc/tests/locale/Makefile
index 750b7aeb31d6..e05cbae3ac9f 100644
--- a/lib/libc/tests/locale/Makefile
+++ b/lib/libc/tests/locale/Makefile
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@ SRCS.wctomb_2_test=	wctomb_test.c
 
 CFLAGS.t_wctomb.c+=	-Wno-stack-protector
 
-WARNS?=		2
-
 .include "../Makefile.netbsd-tests"
 
 .include <bsd.test.mk>