diff --git a/scripts/dev_cli.sh b/scripts/dev_cli.sh
index d0895efa6..3fb80a5bd 100755
--- a/scripts/dev_cli.sh
+++ b/scripts/dev_cli.sh
@@ -387,6 +387,13 @@ cmd_tests() {
     process_volumes_args
     target="$(uname -m)-unknown-linux-${libc}"
 
+    rustflags="$RUSTFLAGS"
+    target_cc=""
+    if [ "$(uname -m)" = "aarch64" ] && [ "$libc" = "musl" ]; then
+        rustflags="$rustflags -C link-arg=-lgcc -C link_arg=-specs -C link_arg=/usr/lib/aarch64-linux-musl/musl-gcc.specs"
+        target_cc="musl-gcc"
+    fi
+
     if [[ "$unit" = true ]]; then
         say "Running unit tests for $target..."
         $DOCKER_RUNTIME run \
@@ -397,6 +404,8 @@ cmd_tests() {
             --cap-add net_admin \
             --volume "$CLH_ROOT_DIR:$CTR_CLH_ROOT_DIR" $exported_volumes \
             --env BUILD_TARGET="$target" \
+            --env RUSTFLAGS="$rustflags" \
+            --env TARGET_CC="$target_cc" \
             "$CTR_IMAGE" \
             ./scripts/run_unit_tests.sh "$@" || fix_dir_perms $? || exit $?
     fi
@@ -416,6 +425,8 @@ cmd_tests() {
             --volume "$CLH_INTEGRATION_WORKLOADS:$CTR_CLH_INTEGRATION_WORKLOADS" \
             --env USER="root" \
             --env BUILD_TARGET="$target" \
+            --env RUSTFLAGS="$rustflags" \
+            --env TARGET_CC="$target_cc" \
             "$CTR_IMAGE" \
             ./scripts/run_integration_tests_"$(uname -m)".sh "$@" || fix_dir_perms $? || exit $?
     fi
@@ -435,6 +446,8 @@ cmd_tests() {
             --volume "$CLH_INTEGRATION_WORKLOADS:$CTR_CLH_INTEGRATION_WORKLOADS" \
             --env USER="root" \
             --env BUILD_TARGET="$target" \
+            --env RUSTFLAGS="$rustflags" \
+            --env TARGET_CC="$target_cc" \
             "$CTR_IMAGE" \
             ./scripts/run_integration_tests_sgx.sh "$@" || fix_dir_perms $? || exit $?
     fi
@@ -454,6 +467,8 @@ cmd_tests() {
             --volume "$CLH_INTEGRATION_WORKLOADS:$CTR_CLH_INTEGRATION_WORKLOADS" \
             --env USER="root" \
             --env BUILD_TARGET="$target" \
+            --env RUSTFLAGS="$rustflags" \
+            --env TARGET_CC="$target_cc" \
             "$CTR_IMAGE" \
             ./scripts/run_integration_tests_vfio.sh "$@" || fix_dir_perms $? || exit $?
     fi
@@ -473,6 +488,8 @@ cmd_tests() {
             --volume "$CLH_INTEGRATION_WORKLOADS:$CTR_CLH_INTEGRATION_WORKLOADS" \
             --env USER="root" \
             --env BUILD_TARGET="$target" \
+            --env RUSTFLAGS="$rustflags" \
+            --env TARGET_CC="$target_cc" \
             "$CTR_IMAGE" \
             ./scripts/run_integration_tests_windows_"$(uname -m)".sh "$@" || fix_dir_perms $? || exit $?
     fi
@@ -492,6 +509,8 @@ cmd_tests() {
             --volume "$CLH_INTEGRATION_WORKLOADS:$CTR_CLH_INTEGRATION_WORKLOADS" \
             --env USER="root" \
             --env BUILD_TARGET="$target" \
+            --env RUSTFLAGS="$rustflags" \
+            --env TARGET_CC="$target_cc" \
             "$CTR_IMAGE" \
             ./scripts/run_integration_tests_live_migration.sh "$@" || fix_dir_perms $? || exit $?
     fi
@@ -511,6 +530,8 @@ cmd_tests() {
             --volume "$CLH_INTEGRATION_WORKLOADS:$CTR_CLH_INTEGRATION_WORKLOADS" \
             --env USER="root" \
             --env BUILD_TARGET="$target" \
+            --env RUSTFLAGS="$rustflags" \
+            --env TARGET_CC="$target_cc" \
             "$CTR_IMAGE" \
             ./scripts/run_integration_tests_rate_limiter.sh "$@" || fix_dir_perms $? || exit $?
     fi
@@ -530,6 +551,8 @@ cmd_tests() {
             --volume "$CLH_INTEGRATION_WORKLOADS:$CTR_CLH_INTEGRATION_WORKLOADS" \
             --env USER="root" \
             --env BUILD_TARGET="$target" \
+            --env RUSTFLAGS="$rustflags" \
+            --env TARGET_CC="$target_cc" \
             --env RUST_BACKTRACE="${RUST_BACKTRACE}" \
             "$CTR_IMAGE" \
             ./scripts/run_metrics.sh "$@" || fix_dir_perms $? || exit $?
diff --git a/scripts/run_integration_tests_aarch64.sh b/scripts/run_integration_tests_aarch64.sh
index 82d86598b..157d00380 100755
--- a/scripts/run_integration_tests_aarch64.sh
+++ b/scripts/run_integration_tests_aarch64.sh
@@ -227,11 +227,6 @@ if [ $RES -ne 0 ]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-if [[ "${BUILD_TARGET}" == "aarch64-unknown-linux-musl" ]]; then
-export TARGET_CC="musl-gcc"
-export RUSTFLAGS="-C link-arg=-lgcc -C link_arg=-specs -C link_arg=/usr/lib/aarch64-linux-musl/musl-gcc.specs"
-fi
-
 export RUST_BACKTRACE=1
 
 # Test without ACPI
diff --git a/scripts/run_integration_tests_live_migration.sh b/scripts/run_integration_tests_live_migration.sh
index c144f96e1..f259c0f40 100755
--- a/scripts/run_integration_tests_live_migration.sh
+++ b/scripts/run_integration_tests_live_migration.sh
@@ -77,9 +77,7 @@ if [ -d "$LINUX_CUSTOM_DIR" ]; then
 fi
 
 CFLAGS=""
-TARGET_CC=""
 if [[ "${BUILD_TARGET}" == "x86_64-unknown-linux-musl" ]]; then
-    TARGET_CC="musl-gcc"
     CFLAGS="-I /usr/include/x86_64-linux-musl/ -idirafter /usr/include/"
 fi
 
diff --git a/scripts/run_integration_tests_rate_limiter.sh b/scripts/run_integration_tests_rate_limiter.sh
index 4d9a2e5f5..7b60ebe16 100755
--- a/scripts/run_integration_tests_rate_limiter.sh
+++ b/scripts/run_integration_tests_rate_limiter.sh
@@ -68,9 +68,7 @@ if [ -d "$LINUX_CUSTOM_DIR" ]; then
 fi
 
 CFLAGS=""
-TARGET_CC=""
 if [[ "${BUILD_TARGET}" == "x86_64-unknown-linux-musl" ]]; then
-    TARGET_CC="musl-gcc"
     CFLAGS="-I /usr/include/x86_64-linux-musl/ -idirafter /usr/include/"
 fi
 
diff --git a/scripts/run_integration_tests_sgx.sh b/scripts/run_integration_tests_sgx.sh
index c6c7d0f90..d5e44ff98 100755
--- a/scripts/run_integration_tests_sgx.sh
+++ b/scripts/run_integration_tests_sgx.sh
@@ -15,10 +15,8 @@ fi
 features=""
 
 CFLAGS=""
-TARGET_CC=""
 if [[ "${BUILD_TARGET}" == "x86_64-unknown-linux-musl" ]]; then
-TARGET_CC="musl-gcc"
-CFLAGS="-I /usr/include/x86_64-linux-musl/ -idirafter /usr/include/"
+    CFLAGS="-I /usr/include/x86_64-linux-musl/ -idirafter /usr/include/"
 fi
 
 cargo build --all --release $features --target $BUILD_TARGET
diff --git a/scripts/run_integration_tests_vfio.sh b/scripts/run_integration_tests_vfio.sh
index 4927d3e1b..aeeb106cb 100755
--- a/scripts/run_integration_tests_vfio.sh
+++ b/scripts/run_integration_tests_vfio.sh
@@ -36,10 +36,8 @@ cp $FW $VFIO_DIR
 cp $VMLINUX_IMAGE $VFIO_DIR || exit 1
 
 CFLAGS=""
-TARGET_CC=""
 if [[ "${BUILD_TARGET}" == "x86_64-unknown-linux-musl" ]]; then
-TARGET_CC="musl-gcc"
-CFLAGS="-I /usr/include/x86_64-linux-musl/ -idirafter /usr/include/"
+    CFLAGS="-I /usr/include/x86_64-linux-musl/ -idirafter /usr/include/"
 fi
 
 cargo build --all --release $features --target $BUILD_TARGET
diff --git a/scripts/run_integration_tests_windows_aarch64.sh b/scripts/run_integration_tests_windows_aarch64.sh
index a016207fd..46fc449e6 100755
--- a/scripts/run_integration_tests_windows_aarch64.sh
+++ b/scripts/run_integration_tests_windows_aarch64.sh
@@ -22,13 +22,6 @@ WIN_IMAGE_FILE="$WORKLOADS_DIR/$WIN_IMAGE_BASENAME"
 OVMF_FW="$WORKLOADS_DIR/CLOUDHV_EFI.fd"
 build_edk2
 
-CFLAGS=""
-TARGET_CC=""
-if [[ "${BUILD_TARGET}" == "aarch64-unknown-linux-musl" ]]; then
-export TARGET_CC="musl-gcc"
-export RUSTFLAGS="-C link-arg=-lgcc -C link_arg=-specs -C link_arg=/usr/lib/aarch64-linux-musl/musl-gcc.specs"
-fi
-
 # Check if the images are present
 if [[ ! -f ${WIN_IMAGE_FILE} || ! -f ${OVMF_FW} ]]; then
     echo "Windows image/firmware not present in the host"
diff --git a/scripts/run_integration_tests_windows_x86_64.sh b/scripts/run_integration_tests_windows_x86_64.sh
index 2170294de..09e071d4b 100755
--- a/scripts/run_integration_tests_windows_x86_64.sh
+++ b/scripts/run_integration_tests_windows_x86_64.sh
@@ -23,10 +23,8 @@ if [ ! -f "$OVMF_FW" ]; then
 fi
 
 CFLAGS=""
-TARGET_CC=""
 if [[ "${BUILD_TARGET}" == "x86_64-unknown-linux-musl" ]]; then
-TARGET_CC="musl-gcc"
-CFLAGS="-I /usr/include/x86_64-linux-musl/ -idirafter /usr/include/"
+    CFLAGS="-I /usr/include/x86_64-linux-musl/ -idirafter /usr/include/"
 fi
 
 # Check if the images are present
diff --git a/scripts/run_metrics.sh b/scripts/run_metrics.sh
index cebb4f394..566d5efbd 100755
--- a/scripts/run_metrics.sh
+++ b/scripts/run_metrics.sh
@@ -90,9 +90,7 @@ fi
 build_custom_linux
 
 CFLAGS=""
-TARGET_CC=""
 if [[ "${BUILD_TARGET}" == "${TEST_ARCH}-unknown-linux-musl" ]]; then
-    TARGET_CC="musl-gcc"
     CFLAGS="-I /usr/include/${TEST_ARCH}-linux-musl/ -idirafter /usr/include/"
 fi
 
diff --git a/scripts/run_unit_tests.sh b/scripts/run_unit_tests.sh
index 18de08a0f..e6a9a4740 100755
--- a/scripts/run_unit_tests.sh
+++ b/scripts/run_unit_tests.sh
@@ -14,10 +14,5 @@ elif [[ $(uname -m) = "x86_64" ]]; then
     cargo_args+=("--features tdx")
 fi
 
-if [[ "${BUILD_TARGET}" == "aarch64-unknown-linux-musl" ]]; then
-    export TARGET_CC="musl-gcc"
-    export RUSTFLAGS="-C link-arg=-lgcc -C link_arg=-specs -C link_arg=/usr/lib/aarch64-linux-musl/musl-gcc.specs"
-fi
-
 export RUST_BACKTRACE=1
 cargo test --lib --bins --target $BUILD_TARGET --workspace ${cargo_args[@]} || exit 1