diff --git a/tests/scripts/variables/GNUMAKEFLAGS b/tests/scripts/variables/GNUMAKEFLAGS
index e9c0d55b..6e507949 100644
--- a/tests/scripts/variables/GNUMAKEFLAGS
+++ b/tests/scripts/variables/GNUMAKEFLAGS
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ erR --trace --no-print-directory");
 
 unlink('x.mk');
 
-$extraENV{GNUMAKEFLAGS} = '-Itst/bad -Oline';
+$extraENV{GNUMAKEFLAGS} = '-Itst/bad';
 
 run_make_test(q!
 recurse: ; @echo $@; echo MAKEFLAGS = $$MAKEFLAGS; echo GNUMAKEFLAGS = $$GNUMAKEFLAGS; #MAKEPATH# -f #MAKEFILE# all
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ all: ; @echo $@; echo MAKEFLAGS = $$MAKEFLAGS; echo GNUMAKEFLAGS = $$GNUMAKEFLAG
 -include x.mk
 x.mk: ; @echo $@; echo MAKEFLAGS = $$MAKEFLAGS; echo GNUMAKEFLAGS = $$GNUMAKEFLAGS; echo > $@
 !,
-              "", "x.mk\nMAKEFLAGS = -Itst/bad -Oline\nGNUMAKEFLAGS =\nrecurse\nMAKEFLAGS = -Itst/bad -Oline\nGNUMAKEFLAGS =\n#MAKE#[1]: Entering directory '#PWD#'\nall\nMAKEFLAGS = w -Itst/bad -Oline\nGNUMAKEFLAGS =\n#MAKE#[1]: Leaving directory '#PWD#'\n");
+              "", "x.mk\nMAKEFLAGS = -Itst/bad\nGNUMAKEFLAGS =\nrecurse\nMAKEFLAGS = -Itst/bad\nGNUMAKEFLAGS =\n#MAKE#[1]: Entering directory '#PWD#'\nall\nMAKEFLAGS = w -Itst/bad\nGNUMAKEFLAGS =\n#MAKE#[1]: Leaving directory '#PWD#'\n");
 
 unlink('x.mk');