diff --git a/tests/repo/discover.c b/tests/repo/discover.c
index abb7bd12b..eadd055e9 100644
--- a/tests/repo/discover.c
+++ b/tests/repo/discover.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ static void ensure_repository_discover(const char *start_path,
 	git_buf_attach(&resolved, p_realpath(expected_path, NULL), 0);
 	cl_assert(resolved.size > 0);
 	cl_git_pass(git_path_to_dir(&resolved));
-	cl_git_pass(git_repository_discover(&found_path, start_path, 0, ceiling_dirs));
+	cl_git_pass(git_repository_discover(&found_path, start_path, 1, ceiling_dirs));
 
 	cl_assert_equal_s(found_path.ptr, resolved.ptr);
 
diff --git a/tests/repo/open.c b/tests/repo/open.c
index 6114ad2e1..3239b6fec 100644
--- a/tests/repo/open.c
+++ b/tests/repo/open.c
@@ -398,7 +398,8 @@ void test_repo_open__force_bare(void)
 	cl_git_fail(git_repository_open_bare(&barerepo, "alternate/subdir/sub2"));
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_repository_open_ext(
-		&barerepo, "alternate/subdir/sub2", GIT_REPOSITORY_OPEN_BARE, NULL));
+		&barerepo, "alternate/subdir/sub2",
+		GIT_REPOSITORY_OPEN_BARE|GIT_REPOSITORY_OPEN_CROSS_FS, NULL));
 	cl_assert(git_repository_is_bare(barerepo));
 	git_repository_free(barerepo);
 }