diff --git a/src/tools/tidy/src/allowed_run_make_makefiles.txt b/src/tools/tidy/src/allowed_run_make_makefiles.txt
index be9df226d64e8..2f4d50bd0a8bb 100644
--- a/src/tools/tidy/src/allowed_run_make_makefiles.txt
+++ b/src/tools/tidy/src/allowed_run_make_makefiles.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ run-make/c-unwind-abi-catch-panic/Makefile
 run-make/cat-and-grep-sanity-check/Makefile
 run-make/cdylib-dylib-linkage/Makefile
 run-make/cdylib-fewer-symbols/Makefile
-run-make/codegen-options-parsing/Makefile
 run-make/comment-section/Makefile
 run-make/compiler-lookup-paths-2/Makefile
 run-make/compiler-lookup-paths/Makefile
diff --git a/tests/run-make/codegen-options-parsing/Makefile b/tests/run-make/codegen-options-parsing/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index beaf233502bb7..0000000000000
--- a/tests/run-make/codegen-options-parsing/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-# This test intentionally feeds invalid inputs to codegen and checks if the error message outputs contain specific helpful indications.
-
-# ignore-cross-compile
-include ../tools.mk
-
-all:
-	#Option taking a number
-	$(RUSTC) -C codegen-units dummy.rs 2>&1 | \
-		$(CGREP) 'codegen option `codegen-units` requires a number'
-	$(RUSTC) -C codegen-units= dummy.rs 2>&1 | \
-		$(CGREP) 'incorrect value `` for codegen option `codegen-units` - a number was expected'
-	$(RUSTC) -C codegen-units=foo dummy.rs 2>&1 | \
-		$(CGREP) 'incorrect value `foo` for codegen option `codegen-units` - a number was expected'
-	$(RUSTC) -C codegen-units=1 dummy.rs
-	#Option taking a string
-	$(RUSTC) -C extra-filename dummy.rs 2>&1 | \
-		$(CGREP) 'codegen option `extra-filename` requires a string'
-	$(RUSTC) -C extra-filename= dummy.rs 2>&1
-	$(RUSTC) -C extra-filename=foo dummy.rs 2>&1
-	#Option taking no argument
-	$(RUSTC) -C lto= dummy.rs 2>&1 | \
-		$(CGREP) 'codegen option `lto` - either a boolean (`yes`, `no`, `on`, `off`, etc), `thin`, `fat`, or omitted'
-	$(RUSTC) -C lto=1 dummy.rs 2>&1 | \
-		$(CGREP) 'codegen option `lto` - either a boolean (`yes`, `no`, `on`, `off`, etc), `thin`, `fat`, or omitted'
-	$(RUSTC) -C lto=foo dummy.rs 2>&1 | \
-		$(CGREP) 'codegen option `lto` - either a boolean (`yes`, `no`, `on`, `off`, etc), `thin`, `fat`, or omitted'
-	$(RUSTC) -C lto dummy.rs
-
-	# Should not link dead code...
-	$(RUSTC) --print link-args dummy.rs 2>&1 | \
-		$(CGREP) -e '--gc-sections|-z[^ ]* [^ ]*<ignore>|-dead_strip|/OPT:REF'
-	# ... unless you specifically ask to keep it
-	$(RUSTC) --print link-args -C link-dead-code dummy.rs 2>&1 | \
-		$(CGREP) -ve '--gc-sections|-z[^ ]* [^ ]*<ignore>|-dead_strip|/OPT:REF'
diff --git a/tests/run-make/codegen-options-parsing/rmake.rs b/tests/run-make/codegen-options-parsing/rmake.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..c78b41a88dc69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/run-make/codegen-options-parsing/rmake.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+// This test intentionally feeds invalid inputs to codegen and checks if the error message outputs
+// contain specific helpful indications.
+
+//@ ignore-cross-compile
+
+use run_make_support::regex::Regex;
+use run_make_support::rustc;
+
+fn main() {
+    // Option taking a number.
+    rustc()
+        .input("dummy.rs")
+        .arg("-Ccodegen-units")
+        .run_fail()
+        .assert_stderr_contains("codegen option `codegen-units` requires a number");
+    rustc().input("dummy.rs").arg("-Ccodegen-units=").run_fail().assert_stderr_contains(
+        "incorrect value `` for codegen option `codegen-units` - a number was expected",
+    );
+    rustc().input("dummy.rs").arg("-Ccodegen-units=foo").run_fail().assert_stderr_contains(
+        "incorrect value `foo` for codegen option `codegen-units` - a number was expected",
+    );
+    rustc().input("dummy.rs").arg("-Ccodegen-units=1").run();
+
+    // Option taking a string.
+    rustc()
+        .input("dummy.rs")
+        .arg("-Cextra-filename")
+        .run_fail()
+        .assert_stderr_contains("codegen option `extra-filename` requires a string");
+    rustc().input("dummy.rs").arg("-Cextra-filename=").run();
+    rustc().input("dummy.rs").arg("-Cextra-filename=foo").run();
+
+    // Option taking no argument.
+    rustc().input("dummy.rs").arg("-Clto=").run_fail().assert_stderr_contains(
+        "codegen option `lto` - either a boolean (`yes`, `no`, `on`, `off`, etc), `thin`, \
+             `fat`, or omitted",
+    );
+    rustc().input("dummy.rs").arg("-Clto=1").run_fail().assert_stderr_contains(
+        "codegen option `lto` - either a boolean (`yes`, `no`, `on`, `off`, etc), `thin`, \
+             `fat`, or omitted",
+    );
+    rustc().input("dummy.rs").arg("-Clto=foo").run_fail().assert_stderr_contains(
+        "codegen option `lto` - either a boolean (`yes`, `no`, `on`, `off`, etc), `thin`, \
+             `fat`, or omitted",
+    );
+    rustc().input("dummy.rs").arg("-Clto").run();
+
+    let regex = Regex::new("--gc-sections|-z[^ ]* [^ ]*<ignore>|-dead_strip|/OPT:REF").unwrap();
+    // Should not link dead code...
+    let stdout = rustc().input("dummy.rs").print("link-args").run().stdout_utf8();
+    assert!(regex.is_match(&stdout));
+    // ... unless you specifically ask to keep it
+    let stdout =
+        rustc().input("dummy.rs").print("link-args").arg("-Clink-dead-code").run().stdout_utf8();
+    assert!(!regex.is_match(&stdout));
+}