diff --git a/sh/runtests.sh b/sh/runtests.sh
index d0d6a17d..110266b3 100755
--- a/sh/runtests.sh
+++ b/sh/runtests.sh
@@ -9,17 +9,17 @@ tret=0
 ebegin "Testing yesno()"
 for f in yes YES Yes true TRUE True 1 ; do
 	if ! yesno ${f} ; then
-		((tret+=1))
+		tret=$((${tret} + 1))
 		echo "!${f}!"
 	fi
 done
 for f in no NO No false FALSE False 0 ; do
 	if yesno ${f} ; then
-		((tret+=1))
+		tret=$(({$tret} + 1))
 		echo "!${f}!"
 	fi
 done
 eend ${tret}
-((ret+=tret))
+ret=$((${ret} + ${tret}))
 
 exit ${ret}
diff --git a/test/setup_env.sh b/test/setup_env.sh
index 96fdf9d2..6af865b2 100755
--- a/test/setup_env.sh
+++ b/test/setup_env.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ builddir=${builddir:-${srcdir}}
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${top_builddir}/src/libeinfo:${top_builddir}/src/librc:${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}
 export PATH=${top_builddir}/src/rc:${PATH}
 
-${MAKE:-make} -s -C ${top_srcdir}/src/rc links
+cd ${top_srcdir}/src/rc
+${MAKE:-make} links >/dev/null
+cd -
 
 . ${top_srcdir}/sh/functions.sh