diff --git a/scripts/ci/Makefile b/scripts/ci/Makefile
index bad8065f2..9b22d6c75 100644
--- a/scripts/ci/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/ci/Makefile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export UNAME
 CONTAINER_RUNTIME := docker
 export CONTAINER_RUNTIME
 
-alpine: ZDTM_OPTS=-x zdtm/static/binfmt_misc -x zdtm/static/sched_policy00
+alpine: ZDTM_OPTS=-x zdtm/static/sched_policy00
 
 ifeq ($(GITHUB_ACTIONS),true)
 	# GitHub Actions does not give us a real TTY and errors out with
diff --git a/scripts/ci/docker.env b/scripts/ci/docker.env
index 399ced694..3834e83ea 100644
--- a/scripts/ci/docker.env
+++ b/scripts/ci/docker.env
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 SKIP_CI_PREP=1
-ZDTM_OPTS=-x zdtm/static/binfmt_misc -x zdtm/static/sched_policy00
+ZDTM_OPTS=-x zdtm/static/sched_policy00
 CC=gcc
 SKIP_EXT_DEV_TEST=1