diff --git a/src/bin/pg_dump/meson.build b/src/bin/pg_dump/meson.build
index e66f632b54..d96e566846 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_dump/meson.build
+++ b/src/bin/pg_dump/meson.build
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ tests += {
   'sd': meson.current_source_dir(),
   'bd': meson.current_build_dir(),
   'tap': {
+    'env': {'GZIP_PROGRAM': gzip.path()},
     'tests': [
       't/001_basic.pl',
       't/002_pg_dump.pl',
diff --git a/src/bin/pg_verifybackup/meson.build b/src/bin/pg_verifybackup/meson.build
index b934a40844..46a76ecb95 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_verifybackup/meson.build
+++ b/src/bin/pg_verifybackup/meson.build
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ tests += {
   'sd': meson.current_source_dir(),
   'bd': meson.current_build_dir(),
   'tap': {
+    'env': {'GZIP_PROGRAM': gzip.path(),
+            'TAR': tar.path(),
+            'LZ4': program_lz4.found() ? program_lz4.path() : '',
+            'ZSTD': program_zstd.found() ? program_zstd.path() : ''},
     'tests': [
       't/001_basic.pl',
       't/002_algorithm.pl',