diff --git a/tests/compat.sh b/tests/compat.sh
index 4db414d..df499dc 100755
--- a/tests/compat.sh
+++ b/tests/compat.sh
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 # - RC4, single-DES: requires legacy OpenSSL/GnuTLS versions
 #   avoid plain DES but keep 3DES-EDE-CBC (mbedTLS), DES-CBC3 (OpenSSL)
 # - 3DES: not in default config
-EXCLUDE='NULL\|DES-CBC-\|RC4\|3DES\|ARCFOUR'
+EXCLUDE='NULL\|DES\|RC4\|ARCFOUR'
 VERBOSE=""
 MEMCHECK=0
 PEERS="OpenSSL$PEER_GNUTLS mbedTLS"
diff --git a/tests/scripts/all.sh b/tests/scripts/all.sh
index d9b6074..a37e113 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/all.sh
+++ b/tests/scripts/all.sh
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@
     if_build_succeeded tests/ssl-opt.sh -f Default
 
     msg "test: compat.sh RC4, DES, 3DES & NULL (full config)" # ~ 2 min
-    if_build_succeeded env OPENSSL_CMD="$OPENSSL_LEGACY" GNUTLS_CLI="$GNUTLS_LEGACY_CLI" GNUTLS_SERV="$GNUTLS_LEGACY_SERV" tests/compat.sh -e 'DES-CBC3' -f 'NULL\|DES\|RC4\|ARCFOUR'
+    if_build_succeeded env OPENSSL_CMD="$OPENSSL_LEGACY" GNUTLS_CLI="$GNUTLS_LEGACY_CLI" GNUTLS_SERV="$GNUTLS_LEGACY_SERV" tests/compat.sh -e '^$' -f 'NULL\|DES\|RC4\|ARCFOUR'
 }
 
 component_build_deprecated () {
diff --git a/tests/scripts/basic-build-test.sh b/tests/scripts/basic-build-test.sh
index d3c5471..97120ea 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/basic-build-test.sh
+++ b/tests/scripts/basic-build-test.sh
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
 OPENSSL_CMD="$OPENSSL_LEGACY"                                       \
     GNUTLS_CLI="$GNUTLS_LEGACY_CLI"                                 \
     GNUTLS_SERV="$GNUTLS_LEGACY_SERV"                               \
-    sh compat.sh -e 'DES-CBC3' -f 'NULL\|DES\|RC4\|ARCFOUR' |       \
+    sh compat.sh -e '^$' -f 'NULL\|DES\|RC4\|ARCFOUR'         |     \
     tee -a compat-test-$TEST_OUTPUT
 echo