diff --git a/tests/stubtest_stdlib.py b/tests/stubtest_stdlib.py
index ac794eb4bacd..3c3a89e933f8 100755
--- a/tests/stubtest_stdlib.py
+++ b/tests/stubtest_stdlib.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ def run_stubtest(typeshed_dir: Path) -> int:
         "mypy.stubtest",
         "--check-typeshed",
         "--show-traceback",
+        "--strict-type-check-only",
         "--custom-typeshed-dir",
         str(typeshed_dir),
         *allowlist_stubtest_arguments("stdlib"),
diff --git a/tests/stubtest_third_party.py b/tests/stubtest_third_party.py
index bb69d1232ce8..70bb8d0c182a 100755
--- a/tests/stubtest_third_party.py
+++ b/tests/stubtest_third_party.py
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ def run_stubtest(dist: Path, *, verbose: bool = False, ci_platforms_only: bool =
                 "--mypy-config-file",
                 temp.name,
                 "--show-traceback",
+                "--strict-type-check-only",
                 # Use --custom-typeshed-dir in case we make linked changes to stdlib or _typeshed
                 "--custom-typeshed-dir",
                 str(dist.parent.parent),