diff --git a/src/tools/compiletest/src/common.rs b/src/tools/compiletest/src/common.rs
index f55670dd6140..1f893fecb54b 100644
--- a/src/tools/compiletest/src/common.rs
+++ b/src/tools/compiletest/src/common.rs
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ pub struct Config {
     /// Name/path of the backend to use instead of `default_codegen_backend`.
     pub override_codegen_backend: Option<String>,
     /// Whether to ignore `//@ ignore-backends`.
-    pub bypass_backends: bool,
+    pub bypass_ignore_backends: bool,
 }
 
 impl Config {
diff --git a/src/tools/compiletest/src/directives.rs b/src/tools/compiletest/src/directives.rs
index aad8f475fc52..5988f59fd92f 100644
--- a/src/tools/compiletest/src/directives.rs
+++ b/src/tools/compiletest/src/directives.rs
@@ -1493,7 +1493,7 @@ fn ignore_backends(config: &Config, line: &DirectiveLine<'_>) -> IgnoreDecision
                 }
             }
         }) {
-            if !config.bypass_backends && config.default_codegen_backend == backend {
+            if !config.bypass_ignore_backends && config.default_codegen_backend == backend {
                 return IgnoreDecision::Ignore {
                     reason: format!("{} backend is marked as ignore", backend.as_str()),
                 };
diff --git a/src/tools/compiletest/src/lib.rs b/src/tools/compiletest/src/lib.rs
index f21e6077cddd..b524017e4dad 100644
--- a/src/tools/compiletest/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/tools/compiletest/src/lib.rs
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ fn parse_config(args: Vec<String>) -> Config {
 
         default_codegen_backend,
         override_codegen_backend,
-        bypass_backends: matches.opt_present("bypass-ignore-backends"),
+        bypass_ignore_backends: matches.opt_present("bypass-ignore-backends"),
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/tools/compiletest/src/rustdoc_gui_test.rs b/src/tools/compiletest/src/rustdoc_gui_test.rs
index aa83c93ea975..60a7e6d47d2f 100644
--- a/src/tools/compiletest/src/rustdoc_gui_test.rs
+++ b/src/tools/compiletest/src/rustdoc_gui_test.rs
@@ -138,6 +138,6 @@ fn incomplete_config_for_rustdoc_gui_test() -> Config {
         minicore_path: Default::default(),
         default_codegen_backend: CodegenBackend::Llvm,
         override_codegen_backend: None,
-        bypass_backends: Default::default(),
+        bypass_ignore_backends: Default::default(),
     }
 }