diff --git a/cat/test-docs.sh b/cat/test-docs.sh
index 30cc1eeb4..0d6d5461a 100755
--- a/cat/test-docs.sh
+++ b/cat/test-docs.sh
@@ -21,9 +21,14 @@ set -e
 $TEST_FUNCTIONS
 skip_if_skipped
 
-$top_srcdir/podcheck.pl virt-cat.pod virt-cat
-$top_srcdir/podcheck.pl virt-filesystems.pod virt-filesystems
-$top_srcdir/podcheck.pl virt-log.pod virt-log
+$top_srcdir/podcheck.pl virt-cat.pod virt-cat \
+                        --path $top_srcdir/common/options
+$top_srcdir/podcheck.pl virt-filesystems.pod virt-filesystems \
+                        --path $top_srcdir/common/options
+$top_srcdir/podcheck.pl virt-log.pod virt-log \
+                        --path $top_srcdir/common/options
 $top_srcdir/podcheck.pl virt-ls.pod virt-ls \
+                        --path $top_srcdir/common/options \
                         --ignore=--checksums,--extra-stat,--time,--uid
-$top_srcdir/podcheck.pl virt-tail.pod virt-tail
+$top_srcdir/podcheck.pl virt-tail.pod virt-tail \
+                        --path $top_srcdir/common/options
diff --git a/customize/test-virt-customize-docs.sh b/customize/test-virt-customize-docs.sh
index 99e67cb10..9a8da5180 100755
--- a/customize/test-virt-customize-docs.sh
+++ b/customize/test-virt-customize-docs.sh
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ set -e
 $TEST_FUNCTIONS
 
 $top_srcdir/podcheck.pl virt-customize.pod virt-customize \
+  --path $top_srcdir/common/options \
   --insert $top_srcdir/common/mlcustomize/customize-synopsis.pod:__CUSTOMIZE_SYNOPSIS__ \
   --insert $top_srcdir/common/mlcustomize/customize-options.pod:__CUSTOMIZE_OPTIONS__ \
   --ignore=--dryrun
diff --git a/diff/test-virt-diff-docs.sh b/diff/test-virt-diff-docs.sh
index cf6ce728e..d0d93cfd2 100755
--- a/diff/test-virt-diff-docs.sh
+++ b/diff/test-virt-diff-docs.sh
@@ -21,4 +21,5 @@ set -e
 $TEST_FUNCTIONS
 
 $top_srcdir/podcheck.pl virt-diff.pod virt-diff \
+  --path $top_srcdir/common/options \
   --ignore=--checksums,--dir-link,--dir-nlink,--dir-nlinks,--dir-time,--extra-stat,--time,--uid,--xattr
diff --git a/edit/test-virt-edit-docs.sh b/edit/test-virt-edit-docs.sh
index d824db9d4..7805d7e1d 100755
--- a/edit/test-virt-edit-docs.sh
+++ b/edit/test-virt-edit-docs.sh
@@ -20,4 +20,5 @@ set -e
 
 $TEST_FUNCTIONS
 
-$top_srcdir/podcheck.pl virt-edit.pod virt-edit
+$top_srcdir/podcheck.pl virt-edit.pod virt-edit \
+  --path $top_srcdir/common/options
diff --git a/fish/test-docs.sh b/fish/test-docs.sh
index 6630da43e..7e9f9928e 100755
--- a/fish/test-docs.sh
+++ b/fish/test-docs.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,5 @@ $TEST_FUNCTIONS
 skip_if_skipped
 
 $top_srcdir/podcheck.pl guestfish.pod guestfish \
-    --insert $srcdir/guestfish-actions.pod:__ACTIONS__ \
-    --insert $srcdir/guestfish-commands.pod:__FISH_COMMANDS__ \
-    --insert $srcdir/guestfish-prepopts.pod:__PREPOPTS__ \
+    --path $srcdir --path $top_srcdir/common/options \
     --ignore=-D
diff --git a/fuse/test-docs.sh b/fuse/test-docs.sh
index ba2c9c57a..0edc25658 100755
--- a/fuse/test-docs.sh
+++ b/fuse/test-docs.sh
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ set -e
 $TEST_FUNCTIONS
 skip_if_skipped
 
-$top_srcdir/podcheck.pl guestmount.pod guestmount
+$top_srcdir/podcheck.pl guestmount.pod guestmount \
+  --path $top_srcdir/common/options
 
 # guestunmount doesn't implement bash completion, so we cannot
 # test it at the moment. XXX
diff --git a/get-kernel/test-virt-get-kernel-docs.sh b/get-kernel/test-virt-get-kernel-docs.sh
index 7c454777e..40bb7334d 100755
--- a/get-kernel/test-virt-get-kernel-docs.sh
+++ b/get-kernel/test-virt-get-kernel-docs.sh
@@ -21,4 +21,5 @@ set -e
 $TEST_FUNCTIONS
 skip_if_skipped
 
-$top_srcdir/podcheck.pl virt-get-kernel.pod virt-get-kernel
+$top_srcdir/podcheck.pl virt-get-kernel.pod virt-get-kernel \
+  --path $top_srcdir/common/options
diff --git a/inspector/test-virt-inspector-docs.sh b/inspector/test-virt-inspector-docs.sh
index c9ad00b6b..11ee6518f 100755
--- a/inspector/test-virt-inspector-docs.sh
+++ b/inspector/test-virt-inspector-docs.sh
@@ -21,4 +21,5 @@ set -e
 $TEST_FUNCTIONS
 skip_if_skipped
 
-$top_srcdir/podcheck.pl virt-inspector.pod virt-inspector
+$top_srcdir/podcheck.pl virt-inspector.pod virt-inspector \
+  --path $top_srcdir/common/options
diff --git a/sparsify/test-virt-sparsify-docs.sh b/sparsify/test-virt-sparsify-docs.sh
index 2afca3b12..6c2bd8f89 100755
--- a/sparsify/test-virt-sparsify-docs.sh
+++ b/sparsify/test-virt-sparsify-docs.sh
@@ -22,4 +22,5 @@ $TEST_FUNCTIONS
 skip_if_skipped
 
 $top_srcdir/podcheck.pl virt-sparsify.pod virt-sparsify \
+                        --path $top_srcdir/common/options \
                         --ignore=--inplace
diff --git a/sysprep/test-virt-sysprep-docs.sh b/sysprep/test-virt-sysprep-docs.sh
index e950410d7..b31e0f097 100755
--- a/sysprep/test-virt-sysprep-docs.sh
+++ b/sysprep/test-virt-sysprep-docs.sh
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ $TEST_FUNCTIONS
 skip_if_skipped
 
 $top_srcdir/podcheck.pl virt-sysprep.pod virt-sysprep \
+    --path $top_srcdir/common/options \
     --insert sysprep-extra-options.pod:__EXTRA_OPTIONS__ \
     --insert sysprep-operations.pod:__OPERATIONS__ \
     --ignore=--dryrun,--dump-pod,--dump-pod-options,--no-selinux-relabel