diff --git a/cargo-auditable/tests/it.rs b/cargo-auditable/tests/it.rs
index 2e8966e..0866d2d 100644
--- a/cargo-auditable/tests/it.rs
+++ b/cargo-auditable/tests/it.rs
@@ -53,7 +53,9 @@ where
         .args(args);
 
     if let Ok(target) = std::env::var("AUDITABLE_TEST_TARGET") {
-        command.arg(format!("--target={target}"));
+        if args.iter().all(|arg| !arg.starts_with("--target")) {
+            command.arg(format!("--target={target}"));
+        }
     }
 
     for (name, value) in env {