diff --git a/tests/scripts/all.sh b/tests/scripts/all.sh
index 584906a..0695a8c 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/all.sh
+++ b/tests/scripts/all.sh
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@
         *" test_"*)
             # To avoid setting OpenSSL and GnuTLS for each call to compat.sh
             # and ssl-opt.sh, we just export the variables they require.
-            export OPENSSL_CMD="$OPENSSL"
+            export OPENSSL="$OPENSSL"
             export GNUTLS_CLI="$GNUTLS_CLI"
             export GNUTLS_SERV="$GNUTLS_SERV"
             # Avoid passing --seed flag in every call to ssl-opt.sh
@@ -1584,10 +1584,10 @@
     tests/ssl-opt.sh -f 'Default\|ECJPAKE\|SSL async private'
 
     msg "test: compat.sh NULL (full config)" # ~ 2 min
-    env OPENSSL_CMD="$OPENSSL_LEGACY" GNUTLS_CLI="$GNUTLS_LEGACY_CLI" GNUTLS_SERV="$GNUTLS_LEGACY_SERV" tests/compat.sh -e '^$' -f 'NULL'
+    env OPENSSL="$OPENSSL_LEGACY" GNUTLS_CLI="$GNUTLS_LEGACY_CLI" GNUTLS_SERV="$GNUTLS_LEGACY_SERV" tests/compat.sh -e '^$' -f 'NULL'
 
     msg "test: compat.sh ARIA + ChachaPoly"
-    env OPENSSL_CMD="$OPENSSL_NEXT" tests/compat.sh -e '^$' -f 'ARIA\|CHACHA'
+    env OPENSSL="$OPENSSL_NEXT" tests/compat.sh -e '^$' -f 'ARIA\|CHACHA'
 }
 
 skip_suites_without_constant_flow () {
@@ -1955,10 +1955,10 @@
     tests/compat.sh
 
     msg "test: compat.sh NULL (full minus MBEDTLS_USE_PSA_CRYPTO)"
-    env OPENSSL_CMD="$OPENSSL_LEGACY" GNUTLS_CLI="$GNUTLS_LEGACY_CLI" GNUTLS_SERV="$GNUTLS_LEGACY_SERV" tests/compat.sh -f 'NULL'
+    env OPENSSL="$OPENSSL_LEGACY" GNUTLS_CLI="$GNUTLS_LEGACY_CLI" GNUTLS_SERV="$GNUTLS_LEGACY_SERV" tests/compat.sh -f 'NULL'
 
     msg "test: compat.sh ARIA + ChachaPoly (full minus MBEDTLS_USE_PSA_CRYPTO)"
-    env OPENSSL_CMD="$OPENSSL_NEXT" tests/compat.sh -e '^$' -f 'ARIA\|CHACHA'
+    env OPENSSL="$OPENSSL_NEXT" tests/compat.sh -e '^$' -f 'ARIA\|CHACHA'
 }
 
 component_test_psa_crypto_config_accel_ecdsa () {
diff --git a/tests/scripts/basic-build-test.sh b/tests/scripts/basic-build-test.sh
index a96254f..4aeeb23 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/basic-build-test.sh
+++ b/tests/scripts/basic-build-test.sh
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 
 # To avoid setting OpenSSL and GnuTLS for each call to compat.sh and ssl-opt.sh
 # we just export the variables they require
-export OPENSSL_CMD="$OPENSSL"
+export OPENSSL="$OPENSSL"
 export GNUTLS_CLI="$GNUTLS_CLI"
 export GNUTLS_SERV="$GNUTLS_SERV"
 
@@ -125,13 +125,13 @@
     echo
 
     echo '#### compat.sh: legacy (null)'
-    OPENSSL_CMD="$OPENSSL_LEGACY" \
+    OPENSSL="$OPENSSL_LEGACY" \
     GNUTLS_CLI="$GNUTLS_LEGACY_CLI" GNUTLS_SERV="$GNUTLS_LEGACY_SERV" \
     sh compat.sh -e '^$' -f 'NULL'
     echo
 
     echo '#### compat.sh: next (ARIA, ChaCha)'
-    OPENSSL_CMD="$OPENSSL_NEXT" sh compat.sh -e '^$' -f 'ARIA\|CHACHA'
+    OPENSSL="$OPENSSL_NEXT" sh compat.sh -e '^$' -f 'ARIA\|CHACHA'
     echo
 } | tee compat-test-$TEST_OUTPUT
 echo '^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ compat.sh ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^'