diff --git a/test/ldap/suite.yaml b/test/ldap/suite.yaml
index 0e9afe06bc..09febcabee 100644
--- a/test/ldap/suite.yaml
+++ b/test/ldap/suite.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 type: ldap
 # Custom command line arguments for some of the tests
 custom_args: {}
+extra_scylla_cmdline_options:
+  - '--reactor-backend linux-aio'