diff --git a/scripts/autotest_common.sh b/scripts/autotest_common.sh
index 6900b0e31..0defdbda0 100755
--- a/scripts/autotest_common.sh
+++ b/scripts/autotest_common.sh
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ fi
 : ${SPDK_TEST_IOAT=1}; export SPDK_TEST_IOAT
 : ${SPDK_TEST_EVENT=1}; export SPDK_TEST_EVENT
 : ${SPDK_TEST_BLOBFS=1}; export SPDK_TEST_BLOBFS
+: ${SPDK_TEST_VHOST_INIT=1}; export SPDK_TEST_VHOST_INIT
 : ${SPDK_TEST_NVML=1}; export SPDK_TEST_NVML
 : ${SPDK_TEST_LVOL=1}; export SPDK_TEST_LVOL
 : ${SPDK_RUN_ASAN=1}; export SPDK_RUN_ASAN