diff --git a/scripts/mtest2make.py b/scripts/mtest2make.py
index cbbcba100d..ee072c0502 100644
--- a/scripts/mtest2make.py
+++ b/scripts/mtest2make.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def __init__(self):
 SPEED = quick
 
 # $1 = environment, $2 = test command, $3 = test name, $4 = dir
-.test-human-tap = $1 $(if $4,(cd $4 && $2),$2) < /dev/null | ./scripts/tap-driver.pl --test-name="$3" $(if $(V),,--show-failures-only)
+.test-human-tap = $1 $(if $4,(cd $4 && $2),$2) -m $(SPEED) < /dev/null | ./scripts/tap-driver.pl --test-name="$3" $(if $(V),,--show-failures-only)
 .test-human-exitcode = $1 $(PYTHON) scripts/test-driver.py $(if $4,-C$4) $(if $(V),--verbose) -- $2 < /dev/null
 .test-tap-tap = $1 $(if $4,(cd $4 && $2),$2) < /dev/null | sed "s/^[a-z][a-z]* [0-9]*/& $3/" || true
 .test-tap-exitcode = printf "%s\\n" 1..1 "`$1 $(if $4,(cd $4 && $2),$2) < /dev/null > /dev/null || echo "not "`ok 1 $3"