diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 136b0ef9737..4bd93acb894 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ playwright: deps-frontend
 
 .PHONY: test-e2e
 test-e2e: $(EXECUTABLE_E2E)
-	@EXECUTABLE=$(EXECUTABLE_E2E) ./tools/test-e2e.sh $(GITEA_TEST_E2E_FLAGS)
+	@CONTAINER_RUNTIME=$(CONTAINER_RUNTIME) EXECUTABLE=$(EXECUTABLE_E2E) ./tools/test-e2e.sh $(GITEA_TEST_E2E_FLAGS)
 
 .PHONY: bench-sqlite
 bench-sqlite: integrations.sqlite.test generate-ini-sqlite