diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 9a6fcf3c95a88693c7dd49fc7855f202f9a42173..d7059c6adaf4091725f9d82c8d7f0a88b34c3961 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -101,12 +101,12 @@ tags:
 
 test:
 	cd mysql-test; \
-	perl mysql-test-run.pl && perl mysql-test-run.pl --ps-protocol
+	./mysql-test-run && ./mysql-test-run --ps-protocol
 
 test-force:
 	cd mysql-test; \
-	perl mysql-test-run.pl --force ;\
-	perl mysql-test-run.pl --ps-protocol --force
+	./mysql-test-run --force ;\
+	./mysql-test-run --ps-protocol --force
 
 # Don't update the files from bitkeeper
 %::SCCS/s.%