diff --git a/autotests/integration/globalshortcuts_test.cpp b/autotests/integration/globalshortcuts_test.cpp
index 11a7199c3a..6a4024f00b 100644
--- a/autotests/integration/globalshortcuts_test.cpp
+++ b/autotests/integration/globalshortcuts_test.cpp
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ void GlobalShortcutsTest::initTestCase()
 
     kwinApp()->setConfig(KSharedConfig::openConfig(QString(), KConfig::SimpleConfig));
     qputenv("KWIN_XKB_DEFAULT_KEYMAP", "1");
+    qputenv("XKB_DEFAULT_RULES", "evdev");
 
     kwinApp()->start();
     QVERIFY(workspaceCreatedSpy.wait());
diff --git a/autotests/integration/pointer_input.cpp b/autotests/integration/pointer_input.cpp
index de43a3af23..1fb5d04a20 100644
--- a/autotests/integration/pointer_input.cpp
+++ b/autotests/integration/pointer_input.cpp
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ void PointerInputTest::initTestCase()
 
     qputenv("XCURSOR_THEME", QByteArrayLiteral("DMZ-White"));
     qputenv("XCURSOR_SIZE", QByteArrayLiteral("24"));
+    qputenv("XKB_DEFAULT_RULES", "evdev");
 
     kwinApp()->start();
     QVERIFY(workspaceCreatedSpy.wait());
diff --git a/autotests/integration/quick_tiling_test.cpp b/autotests/integration/quick_tiling_test.cpp
index ffee16ce20..690d2e7e09 100644
--- a/autotests/integration/quick_tiling_test.cpp
+++ b/autotests/integration/quick_tiling_test.cpp
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ void QuickTilingTest::initTestCase()
 
     kwinApp()->setConfig(config);
 
+    qputenv("XKB_DEFAULT_RULES", "evdev");
+
     kwinApp()->start();
     QVERIFY(workspaceCreatedSpy.wait());
     QCOMPARE(screens()->count(), 2);
diff --git a/autotests/integration/window_selection_test.cpp b/autotests/integration/window_selection_test.cpp
index b9b17ae57c..a04cb77568 100644
--- a/autotests/integration/window_selection_test.cpp
+++ b/autotests/integration/window_selection_test.cpp
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ void TestWindowSelection::initTestCase()
     kwinApp()->platform()->setInitialWindowSize(QSize(1280, 1024));
     QMetaObject::invokeMethod(kwinApp()->platform(), "setOutputCount", Qt::DirectConnection, Q_ARG(int, 2));
     QVERIFY(waylandServer()->init(s_socketName.toLocal8Bit()));
+    qputenv("XKB_DEFAULT_RULES", "evdev");
 
     kwinApp()->start();
     QVERIFY(workspaceCreatedSpy.wait());