diff --git a/pkgs/racket-test/tests/racket/place-chmsg-gc-acct.rkt b/pkgs/racket-test/tests/racket/place-chmsg-gc-acct.rkt
index b03e788d2a..fcedf299e6 100644
--- a/pkgs/racket-test/tests/racket/place-chmsg-gc-acct.rkt
+++ b/pkgs/racket-test/tests/racket/place-chmsg-gc-acct.rkt
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@
   (unless (andmap zero? r)
     (error "some place failed")))
 
-
-
+(module+ test
+  (require (submod ".." main)))
diff --git a/pkgs/racket-test/tests/racket/place-cross-phase.rkt b/pkgs/racket-test/tests/racket/place-cross-phase.rkt
index 7bb5c29439..594ab2fa72 100644
--- a/pkgs/racket-test/tests/racket/place-cross-phase.rkt
+++ b/pkgs/racket-test/tests/racket/place-cross-phase.rkt
@@ -15,3 +15,6 @@
   (define p (go))
   (printf "waiting\n")
   (place-wait p))
+
+(module+ test
+  (require (submod ".." main)))
diff --git a/pkgs/racket-test/tests/racket/place-kill-unwind.rkt b/pkgs/racket-test/tests/racket/place-kill-unwind.rkt
index c06950267d..8326c2693c 100644
--- a/pkgs/racket-test/tests/racket/place-kill-unwind.rkt
+++ b/pkgs/racket-test/tests/racket/place-kill-unwind.rkt
@@ -24,3 +24,6 @@
     (define p (go))
     (place-channel-get p)
     (place-kill p)))
+
+(module+ test
+  (require (submod ".." main)))
diff --git a/pkgs/racket-test/tests/racket/place-struct-info.rkt b/pkgs/racket-test/tests/racket/place-struct-info.rkt
index fcb2fa9301..3555bb4b74 100644
--- a/pkgs/racket-test/tests/racket/place-struct-info.rkt
+++ b/pkgs/racket-test/tests/racket/place-struct-info.rkt
@@ -18,3 +18,6 @@
   (void (place-wait (go)))
   (collect-garbage)
   (void (place-wait (go))))
+
+(module+ test
+  (require (submod ".." main)))
diff --git a/pkgs/racket-test/tests/racket/remote-atomic-write.rkt b/pkgs/racket-test/tests/racket/remote-atomic-write.rkt
index 18a168c0cb..b77fd8061d 100644
--- a/pkgs/racket-test/tests/racket/remote-atomic-write.rkt
+++ b/pkgs/racket-test/tests/racket/remote-atomic-write.rkt
@@ -24,3 +24,6 @@
   (unless (equal? 65 (place-channel-get p))
     (error "crash"))
   'ok)
+
+(module+ test
+  (require (submod ".." main)))