diff --git a/share/mk/bsd.opts.mk b/share/mk/bsd.opts.mk
index bdfff5acc5ba..4f619a1dc3d7 100644
--- a/share/mk/bsd.opts.mk
+++ b/share/mk/bsd.opts.mk
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ __DEFAULT_YES_OPTIONS = \
     PROFILE \
     SSP \
     SYMVER \
+    TESTS \
     TOOLCHAIN \
     WARNS
 
diff --git a/share/mk/src.opts.mk b/share/mk/src.opts.mk
index 925b23d14e80..73ec2aff0c3d 100644
--- a/share/mk/src.opts.mk
+++ b/share/mk/src.opts.mk
@@ -160,7 +160,6 @@ __DEFAULT_YES_OPTIONS = \
     TCP_WRAPPERS \
     TCSH \
     TELNET \
-    TESTS \
     TEXTPROC \
     TFTP \
     TIMED \