diff --git a/tests_common/test_utils/compat.py b/tests_common/test_utils/compat.py
index 714cfd734577d..277b4f9c1012b 100644
--- a/tests_common/test_utils/compat.py
+++ b/tests_common/test_utils/compat.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 import contextlib
 import json
+import os
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, cast
 
 from packaging.version import Version
@@ -43,6 +44,11 @@
 AIRFLOW_V_2_10_PLUS = Version(AIRFLOW_VERSION.base_version) >= Version("2.10.0")
 AIRFLOW_V_3_0_PLUS = Version(AIRFLOW_VERSION.base_version) >= Version("3.0.0")
 
+if AIRFLOW_V_3_0_PLUS:
+    os.environ["AIRFLOW_ENABLE_AIP_44"] = os.environ.get("AIRFLOW_ENABLE_AIP_44", "true")
+else:
+    os.environ["AIRFLOW_ENABLE_AIP_44"] = "false"
+
 try:
     from airflow.models.baseoperatorlink import BaseOperatorLink
 except ImportError: