diff --git a/src/tools/tidy/src/allowed_run_make_makefiles.txt b/src/tools/tidy/src/allowed_run_make_makefiles.txt
index 9a6ae18abeade..55d65fe898741 100644
--- a/src/tools/tidy/src/allowed_run_make_makefiles.txt
+++ b/src/tools/tidy/src/allowed_run_make_makefiles.txt
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ run-make/cdylib-fewer-symbols/Makefile
 run-make/cdylib/Makefile
 run-make/codegen-options-parsing/Makefile
 run-make/comment-section/Makefile
-run-make/compile-stdin/Makefile
 run-make/compiler-lookup-paths-2/Makefile
 run-make/compiler-lookup-paths/Makefile
 run-make/compiler-rt-works-on-mingw/Makefile
diff --git a/tests/run-make/compile-stdin/Makefile b/tests/run-make/compile-stdin/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index b3d7cc777a019..0000000000000
--- a/tests/run-make/compile-stdin/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-# When provided standard input piped directly into rustc, this test checks that the compilation completes successfully and that the output can be executed.
-# See https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/28805
-
-# ignore-cross-compile
-include ../tools.mk
-
-all:
-	echo 'fn main(){}' | $(RUSTC) -
-	$(call RUN,rust_out)
diff --git a/tests/run-make/compile-stdin/rmake.rs b/tests/run-make/compile-stdin/rmake.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..f93080dfdc4fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/run-make/compile-stdin/rmake.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// When provided standard input piped directly into rustc, this test checks that the compilation
+// completes successfully and that the output can be executed.
+//
+// See <https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/28805>.
+
+//@ ignore-cross-compile
+
+use run_make_support::{run, rustc};
+
+fn main() {
+    rustc().arg("-").stdin("fn main() {}").run();
+    run("rust_out");
+}