diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 523da05acf..d382589222 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ endif()
 
 # Set up mktree
 set(MKTREE_BACKEND oci CACHE STRING "Mktree backend to use")
+option(MKTREE_NATIVE "Enable native mktree build integration" ON)
 if (MKTREE_BACKEND STREQUAL oci)
 	find_program(PODMAN podman)
 	find_program(DOCKER docker)
@@ -84,8 +85,10 @@ if (MKTREE_BACKEND STREQUAL oci)
 	os_release(OS_NAME ID)
 	os_release(OS_VERSION VERSION_ID)
 	set(DOCKERFILE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/Dockerfile.${OS_NAME})
-	if (PODMAN AND EXISTS ${DOCKERFILE})
-		set(MKTREE_NATIVE yes)
+	if (NOT PODMAN OR NOT EXISTS ${DOCKERFILE})
+		set(MKTREE_NATIVE OFF)
+	endif()
+	if (MKTREE_NATIVE)
 		configure_file(${DOCKERFILE} Dockerfile COPYONLY)
 		add_custom_target(ci
 			COMMAND ./mktree.oci build
@@ -94,17 +97,16 @@ if (MKTREE_BACKEND STREQUAL oci)
 			WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
 		)
 	else()
-		set(MKTREE_NATIVE no)
 		configure_file(Dockerfile Dockerfile COPYONLY)
 	endif()
 	find_program(PODMAN NAMES podman docker REQUIRED)
 elseif (MKTREE_BACKEND STREQUAL rootfs)
-	set(MKTREE_NATIVE yes)
+	set(MKTREE_NATIVE ON)
 	find_program(BWRAP bwrap REQUIRED)
 	mark_as_advanced(BWRAP)
 endif()
-message(STATUS "Using mktree backend: ${MKTREE_BACKEND} "
-	       "(native: ${MKTREE_NATIVE})")
+message(STATUS "Using mktree backend: ${MKTREE_BACKEND}")
+message(STATUS "Native mktree build integration: ${MKTREE_NATIVE}")
 configure_file(mktree.common mktree.common @ONLY)
 configure_file(mktree.${MKTREE_BACKEND} mktree @ONLY)
 configure_file(setup.sh setup.sh @ONLY)
diff --git a/tests/mktree.oci b/tests/mktree.oci
index f2ab912891..265cc0b01b 100755
--- a/tests/mktree.oci
+++ b/tests/mktree.oci
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@ if [ "$PROGRAM" == "mktree" ]; then
 else
     # Running from source directory
     CMAKE=no
-    NATIVE=no
+    NATIVE=OFF
     PODMAN=${MKTREE_ENGINE:-podman}
     CONTEXT=..
 fi
 
-if [ $NATIVE == yes ]; then
+if [ $NATIVE == ON ]; then
     FROM="--from @OS_NAME@:@OS_VERSION@"
 else
     FROM=
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ clean()
 
 unshared()
 {
-    [ $(id -u) != 0 ] && [ $NATIVE == yes ] || return 0
+    [ $(id -u) != 0 ] && [ $NATIVE == ON ] || return 0
     $PODMAN unshare $0 $CMD "$@"
     exit
 }
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ case $CMD in
 
         # Add RPM install on top
         clean
-        if [ $NATIVE == yes ]; then
+        if [ $NATIVE == ON ]; then
             # Native build
             id=$($PODMAN create -t $BASE_TAG)
             trap "$PODMAN kill $id >/dev/null; $PODMAN rm $id > /dev/null" EXIT