diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux.yml b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
index be40001f0a..49980e8548 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
@@ -9,8 +9,11 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Build the Fedora testing environment
-        run: ./mktree.docker build
+        run: ./mktree.oci build
         working-directory: ./tests
       - name: Run the test suite
-        run: ./mktree.docker check --interactive=false -j$(nproc)
+        run: ./mktree.oci check --interactive=false -j$(nproc)
         working-directory: ./tests
+
+    env:
+      MKTREE_ENGINE: docker
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index f903be0325..208ba1a018 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -68,9 +68,9 @@ if (nproc GREATER 1)
 endif()
 
 # Set up mktree
-set(MKTREE_BACKEND podman CACHE STRING "Mktree backend to use")
+set(MKTREE_BACKEND oci CACHE STRING "Mktree backend to use")
 set(DOCKERFILE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/Dockerfile.${OS_NAME})
-if (MKTREE_BACKEND STREQUAL podman)
+if (MKTREE_BACKEND STREQUAL oci)
 	find_program(PODMAN podman)
 	find_program(DOCKER docker)
 	mark_as_advanced(PODMAN DOCKER)
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ if (MKTREE_BACKEND STREQUAL podman)
 		set(MKTREE_NATIVE yes)
 		configure_file(${DOCKERFILE} Dockerfile COPYONLY)
 		add_custom_target(ci
-			COMMAND ./mktree.podman build
-			COMMAND ./mktree.podman check ${JOBS} $(TESTOPTS)
+			COMMAND ./mktree.oci build
+			COMMAND ./mktree.oci check ${JOBS} $(TESTOPTS)
 			WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
 		)
 	else()
diff --git a/tests/README.md b/tests/README.md
index 51b3ef33b7..e199ae979c 100644
--- a/tests/README.md
+++ b/tests/README.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ The mode is selected automatically during cmake configuration based on the host
 distribution and the container engine installed, with native mode being
 preferred whenever possible, and is reported in the cmake output as follows:
 
-    -- Using mktree backend: podman (native: <yes|no>)
+    -- Using mktree backend: oci (native: <yes|no>)
 
 Then run the command
 
diff --git a/tests/mktree.docker b/tests/mktree.docker
deleted file mode 120000
index 80920d9e72..0000000000
--- a/tests/mktree.docker
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-mktree.podman
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/mktree.podman b/tests/mktree.oci
similarity index 97%
rename from tests/mktree.podman
rename to tests/mktree.oci
index a525080802..5a4f53e0c0 100755
--- a/tests/mktree.podman
+++ b/tests/mktree.oci
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ else
     # Running from source directory
     CMAKE=no
     NATIVE=no
-    PODMAN=$(echo $PROGRAM | cut -d'.' -f2)
+    PODMAN=${MKTREE_ENGINE:-podman}
     CONTEXT=..
 fi