diff --git a/deps.edn b/deps.edn
index 79703cf..643d2d9 100644
--- a/deps.edn
+++ b/deps.edn
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
                       org.apache.logging.log4j/log4j-jul {:mvn/version "2.24.3"}
                       org.apache.logging.log4j/log4j-slf4j-impl {:mvn/version "2.24.3"}
                       org.apache.logging.log4j/log4j-slf4j2-impl {:mvn/version "2.24.3"}}
-         :jvm-opts ["-Dlog4j2.configurationFile=log4j2-info.properties"
-                    ;; for SQLite on JDK 24:
-                    "--enable-native-access=ALL-UNNAMED"]}
-  :runner {:main-opts ["-m" "lazytest.main"]}}}
+         :jvm-opts ["-Dlog4j2.configurationFile=log4j2-info.properties"]}
+  :runner {:main-opts ["-m" "lazytest.main"]}
+  :jdk24 {:jvm-opts [;; for SQLite on JDK 24 locally
+                     "--enable-native-access=ALL-UNNAMED"]}}}
diff --git a/run-tests.clj b/run-tests.clj
index 4d37d2c..f86bd9f 100755
--- a/run-tests.clj
+++ b/run-tests.clj
@@ -5,9 +5,13 @@
 (defn- run-tests [env v]
   (when v (println "\nTesting Clojure" v))
   (let [{:keys [exit]}
-        (p/shell {:extra-env env} "clojure" (str "-M"
-                                                 (when v (str ":" v))
-                                                 ":test:runner")
+        (p/shell {:extra-env env}
+                 "clojure"
+                 (str "-M"
+                      (when v (str ":" v))
+                      ":test:runner"
+                      ;; to suppress native access warnings on JDK24:
+                      ":jdk24")
                  "--output" "dots")]
     (when-not (zero? exit)
       (System/exit exit))))