diff --git a/src/bin/scripts/meson.build b/src/bin/scripts/meson.build
index 837562c24e..c9c74d10ac 100644
--- a/src/bin/scripts/meson.build
+++ b/src/bin/scripts/meson.build
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ tests += {
   'sd': meson.current_source_dir(),
   'bd': meson.current_build_dir(),
   'tap': {
+    'env': {'with_icu': icu.found() ? 'yes' : 'no'},
     'tests': [
       't/010_clusterdb.pl',
       't/011_clusterdb_all.pl',