diff --git a/scripts/dev_cli.sh b/scripts/dev_cli.sh
index 0dbe9a225..e28f293d5 100755
--- a/scripts/dev_cli.sh
+++ b/scripts/dev_cli.sh
@@ -396,6 +396,13 @@ 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..."
         $DOCKER_RUNTIME run \
@@ -406,6 +413,8 @@ cmd_tests() {
             --cap-add net_admin \
             --volume "$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 $?
     fi
@@ -425,6 +434,8 @@ cmd_tests() {
             --volume "$CLH_INTEGRATION_WORKLOADS:$CTR_CLH_INTEGRATION_WORKLOADS" \
             --env USER="root" \
             --env BUILD_TARGET="$target" \
+            --env RUSTFLAGS="$rustflags" \
+            --env TARGET_CC="$target_cc" \
             "$CTR_IMAGE" \
             dbus-run-session ./scripts/run_integration_tests_"$(uname -m)".sh "$@" || fix_dir_perms $? || exit $?
     fi
@@ -444,6 +455,8 @@ cmd_tests() {
             --volume "$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 $?
     fi
@@ -463,6 +476,8 @@ cmd_tests() {
             --volume "$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 $?
     fi
@@ -482,6 +497,8 @@ cmd_tests() {
             --volume "$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 $?
     fi
@@ -501,6 +518,8 @@ cmd_tests() {
             --volume "$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 $?
     fi
@@ -520,6 +539,8 @@ cmd_tests() {
             --volume "$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 $?
     fi
@@ -539,6 +560,8 @@ cmd_tests() {
             --volume "$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 33c150907..931916168 100755
--- a/scripts/run_integration_tests_aarch64.sh
+++ b/scripts/run_integration_tests_aarch64.sh
@@ -233,11 +233,6 @@ 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
 
 cargo build --all --release --target $BUILD_TARGET
diff --git a/scripts/run_integration_tests_live_migration.sh b/scripts/run_integration_tests_live_migration.sh
index a8b8f12bc..df177e2c3 100755
--- a/scripts/run_integration_tests_live_migration.sh
+++ b/scripts/run_integration_tests_live_migration.sh
@@ -59,9 +59,7 @@ if [ ! -f "$VMLINUX_IMAGE" ]; 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 cdc66335e..0e78faca3 100755
--- a/scripts/run_integration_tests_rate_limiter.sh
+++ b/scripts/run_integration_tests_rate_limiter.sh
@@ -46,9 +46,7 @@ popd
 build_custom_linux
 
 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 96a4ebeb5..5cab0e365 100755
--- a/scripts/run_integration_tests_sgx.sh
+++ b/scripts/run_integration_tests_sgx.sh
@@ -39,9 +39,7 @@ if [ ! -f "$JAMMY_OS_RAW_IMAGE" ]; 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_vfio.sh b/scripts/run_integration_tests_vfio.sh
index b69eb5865..0ded6a6df 100755
--- a/scripts/run_integration_tests_vfio.sh
+++ b/scripts/run_integration_tests_vfio.sh
@@ -69,10 +69,8 @@ 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 --features mshv --all --release --target $BUILD_TARGET
diff --git a/scripts/run_integration_tests_windows_aarch64.sh b/scripts/run_integration_tests_windows_aarch64.sh
index 8ad6a9b41..01932a063 100755
--- a/scripts/run_integration_tests_windows_aarch64.sh
+++ b/scripts/run_integration_tests_windows_aarch64.sh
@@ -20,13 +20,6 @@ WIN_IMAGE_FILE="$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 ${OVMF_FW} ]]; then
     echo "Windows image/firmware not present in the host"
diff --git a/scripts/run_integration_tests_windows_x86_64.sh b/scripts/run_integration_tests_windows_x86_64.sh
index 277f81ada..d529af796 100755
--- a/scripts/run_integration_tests_windows_x86_64.sh
+++ b/scripts/run_integration_tests_windows_x86_64.sh
@@ -23,9 +23,7 @@ if [ ! -f "$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/"
 fi
 
diff --git a/scripts/run_metrics.sh b/scripts/run_metrics.sh
index d69ac59de..18365848a 100755
--- a/scripts/run_metrics.sh
+++ b/scripts/run_metrics.sh
@@ -83,9 +83,7 @@ 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 0f5af818d..1f4432208 100755
--- a/scripts/run_unit_tests.sh
+++ b/scripts/run_unit_tests.sh
@@ -13,11 +13,6 @@ 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
 cargo test --doc --target $BUILD_TARGET --workspace ${cargo_args[@]} || exit 1