diff --git a/scripts/test-parallel.mjs b/scripts/test-parallel.mjs
index dd933b4e4ae..11bd12c185c 100644
--- a/scripts/test-parallel.mjs
+++ b/scripts/test-parallel.mjs
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ const createTargetedEntry = (owner, isolated, filters) => {
         "run",
         "--config",
         "vitest.channels.config.ts",
-        ...(forceForks ? ["--pool=forks"] : []),
+        ...(forceForks ? ["--pool=forks"] : useVmForks ? ["--pool=vmForks"] : []),
         ...filters,
       ],
     };