diff --git a/Makefile.global b/Makefile.global
index 7f221571c70..4bcfb77dc08 100644
--- a/Makefile.global
+++ b/Makefile.global
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ install-su: install-pear install-tester
 
 test: sapi/cli/php
 	TOP_BUILDDIR=$(top_builddir) TOP_SRCDIR=$(top_srcdir) \
-			$(top_builddir)/sapi/cli/php $(top_srcdir)/run-tests.php $(TESTS)
+			$(top_builddir)/sapi/cli/php -c php.ini-dist $(top_srcdir)/run-tests.php $(TESTS)
 
 clean:
 	find . -name \*.lo -o -name \*.o -o -name \*.la -o -name \*.a| xargs rm -f