diff --git a/containers/cpp-mariadb/.devcontainer/reinstall-cmake.sh b/containers/cpp-mariadb/.devcontainer/reinstall-cmake.sh
index c833253832..408b81d220 100755
--- a/containers/cpp-mariadb/.devcontainer/reinstall-cmake.sh
+++ b/containers/cpp-mariadb/.devcontainer/reinstall-cmake.sh
@@ -56,3 +56,4 @@ sha256sum -c --ignore-missing "${CMAKE_CHECKSUM_NAME}"
 sh "${TMP_DIR}/${CMAKE_BINARY_NAME}" --prefix=/opt/cmake --skip-license
 
 ln -s /opt/cmake/bin/cmake /usr/local/bin/cmake
+ln -s /opt/cmake/bin/ctest /usr/local/bin/ctest
diff --git a/containers/cpp/.devcontainer/reinstall-cmake.sh b/containers/cpp/.devcontainer/reinstall-cmake.sh
index c833253832..408b81d220 100755
--- a/containers/cpp/.devcontainer/reinstall-cmake.sh
+++ b/containers/cpp/.devcontainer/reinstall-cmake.sh
@@ -56,3 +56,4 @@ sha256sum -c --ignore-missing "${CMAKE_CHECKSUM_NAME}"
 sh "${TMP_DIR}/${CMAKE_BINARY_NAME}" --prefix=/opt/cmake --skip-license
 
 ln -s /opt/cmake/bin/cmake /usr/local/bin/cmake
+ln -s /opt/cmake/bin/ctest /usr/local/bin/ctest