diff --git a/tests/virnettlscontexttest.c b/tests/virnettlscontexttest.c
index 089c10e964..86647f3014 100644
--- a/tests/virnettlscontexttest.c
+++ b/tests/virnettlscontexttest.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ static int testTLSContextInit(const void *opaque)
                                          data->crt,
                                          KEYFILE,
                                          NULL,
-                                         NULL,
+                                         "NORMAL",
                                          true,
                                          true);
     } else {
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ static int testTLSContextInit(const void *opaque)
                                          NULL,
                                          data->crt,
                                          KEYFILE,
-                                         NULL,
+                                         "NORMAL",
                                          true,
                                          true);
     }
diff --git a/tests/virnettlssessiontest.c b/tests/virnettlssessiontest.c
index 6d639e5b16..7e85607181 100644
--- a/tests/virnettlssessiontest.c
+++ b/tests/virnettlssessiontest.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ static int testTLSSessionInit(const void *opaque)
                                            data->servercrt,
                                            KEYFILE,
                                            data->wildcards,
-                                           NULL,
+                                           "NORMAL",
                                            false,
                                            true);
 
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ static int testTLSSessionInit(const void *opaque)
                                            NULL,
                                            data->clientcrt,
                                            KEYFILE,
-                                           NULL,
+                                           "NORMAL",
                                            false,
                                            true);