diff --git a/lib/compiler/Maker/Step/Run.zig b/lib/compiler/Maker/Step/Run.zig
index 7e97c300520404dde5df16eebbc13ddca947c7a3..c8219543c2891c24ee5003f76a81efdf91f0d5a1 100644
--- a/lib/compiler/Maker/Step/Run.zig
+++ b/lib/compiler/Maker/Step/Run.zig
@@ -1727,7 +1727,7 @@ fn runCommand(
     const allow_skip = switch (conf_run.flags.stdio) {
         .check, .zig_test => conf_run.flags.skip_foreign_checks,
         else => false,
-    };
+    } or !conf_run.flags.failing_to_execute_foreign_is_an_error;
 
     var interp_argv: std.ArrayList([]const u8) = .empty;