diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b4feb0b1..7f9ed439 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -395,11 +395,10 @@ add_executable(test-gravity tests/test-gravity.c)
 target_link_libraries(test-gravity
     ${AWESOME_COMMON_REQUIRED_LDFLAGS} ${AWESOME_REQUIRED_LDFLAGS})
 add_custom_target(check-integration
-    sh -c "CMAKE_BINARY_DIR='${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}' ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/tests/run.sh -W"
+    ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E env CMAKE_BINARY_DIR='${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}' ./tests/run.sh \$\${TEST_RUN_ARGS:--W}
     WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}
     COMMENT "Running integration tests"
-    USES_TERMINAL
-    VERBATIM)
+    USES_TERMINAL)
 add_dependencies(check-integration test-gravity)
 add_custom_target(check-themes
     ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/tests/themes/run.sh