diff --git a/ghc/tests/programs/life_space_leak/Makefile b/ghc/tests/programs/life_space_leak/Makefile
index 00783e530de932ee2ccb18b3a4e0605d56624b07..cc14abc6b2b9b91fb1df47d1fc1c99eee9317230 100644
--- a/ghc/tests/programs/life_space_leak/Makefile
+++ b/ghc/tests/programs/life_space_leak/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 TOP = ..
 include $(TOP)/mk/boilerplate.mk
 
-SRC_RUNTEST_OPTS += -prescript "./life.test
+SRC_RUNTEST_OPTS += -prescript ./life.test
 
 all :: runtest
 
diff --git a/ghc/tests/programs/life_space_leak/life.test b/ghc/tests/programs/life_space_leak/life.test
index 7bc7e383bd40ba5ca3e7381fd35cf58902de61b5..aa35349ccb91daa1aba7868d0a68c5f6581115c4 100644
--- a/ghc/tests/programs/life_space_leak/life.test
+++ b/ghc/tests/programs/life_space_leak/life.test
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #! /bin/sh
 #
-$1 | sum > /tmp/sum-real-$$
+./life_space_leak | sum > /tmp/sum-real-$$
 
 cat > /tmp/sum-expected-$$ << EOTHING
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