diff --git a/test/.gitignore b/test/.gitignore
index 1d348d8a..8a3df9c3 100644
--- a/test/.gitignore
+++ b/test/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 .cache
 .depend
 .output
+*.exe
diff --git a/test/Makefile b/test/Makefile
index 317954c0..e66d88e5 100644
--- a/test/Makefile
+++ b/test/Makefile
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ WasmTrap.wasm-test: NEGATIVE = true
 	echo 'fn main () { let r = main_ (); if r != 0 { println!("main_ returned: {}\\n", r); panic!() } }' >> $@
 
 %.rust-test: $(OUTPUT_DIR)/%.rs
-	rustc $< && ./$*
+	rustc $< -o $*.exe && ./$*.exe
 
 rust: $(RUST_FILES) $(patsubst Rust%.fst,rust%.rust-test,$(filter-out Rust1.fst Rust2.fst Rust3.fst,$(wildcard Rust*.fst)))