diff --git a/config.tests/unix/cups.test b/config.tests/unix/cups.test
index 0b97e2b9..55f5aeee 100755
--- a/config.tests/unix/cups.test
+++ b/config.tests/unix/cups.test
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ else
 	done
 	if [ -z "$F" ]; then
 	    CUPS=no
-	    [ "VERBOSE" = "yes" ] && echo "  Could not find CUPS lib anywhere in $LIBDIRS"
+	    [ "$VERBOSE" = "yes" ] && echo "  Could not find CUPS lib anywhere in $LIBDIRS"
 	fi
     done
 fi
diff --git a/config.tests/unix/nis.test b/config.tests/unix/nis.test
index 2dc4c5ae..21f9f89c 100755
--- a/config.tests/unix/nis.test
+++ b/config.tests/unix/nis.test
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ else
 	done
 	if [ -z "$F" ]; then
 	    NIS=no
-	    [ "VERBOSE" = "yes" ] && echo "  Could not find NIS lib anywhere in $LIBDIRS"
+	    [ "$VERBOSE" = "yes" ] && echo "  Could not find NIS lib anywhere in $LIBDIRS"
 	fi
     done
 fi
diff --git a/config.tests/x11/xinput.test b/config.tests/x11/xinput.test
index c8b3e08d..c31388bd 100755
--- a/config.tests/x11/xinput.test
+++ b/config.tests/x11/xinput.test
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ for LIBDIR in $LIBDIRS; do
 done
 if [ -z "$F" ]; then
     XINPUT=no
-    [ "VERBOSE" = "yes" ] && echo "  Could not find XInput lib anywhere in $LIBDIRS"
+    [ "$VERBOSE" = "yes" ] && echo "  Could not find XInput lib anywhere in $LIBDIRS"
 fi
 
 # check for XInput.h and the IRIX wacom.h