diff --git a/contrib/remote-helpers/Makefile b/contrib/remote-helpers/Makefile
index 9a76575f78..239161de33 100644
--- a/contrib/remote-helpers/Makefile
+++ b/contrib/remote-helpers/Makefile
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ TESTS := $(wildcard test*.sh)
 export T := $(addprefix $(CURDIR)/,$(TESTS))
 export MAKE := $(MAKE) -e
 export PATH := $(CURDIR):$(PATH)
+export TEST_LINT := test-lint-executable test-lint-shell-syntax
 
 test:
 	$(MAKE) -C ../../t $@