diff --git a/tests/Makefile b/tests/Makefile
index 4ca9e0c7d5..46904da2f3 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile
+++ b/tests/Makefile
@@ -2482,10 +2482,10 @@ else
 MAKEINC=$(TEST_OUTPUTDIR)/MakeChunks-$(TEST_TARGETSUFFIX).inc
 $(GPARMAKE): utils/gparmake.pp $(CREATELST)
 	$(Q)$(MAKE)  $(COMPILER_UNITTARGETDIR)
-	$(FPC) -FE. utils/gparmake.pp $(OPT)
+	$(FPC) -FE. utils/gparmake.pp $(FPCOPT)
 $(CREATELST): utils/createlst.pp
 	$(Q)$(MAKE)  $(COMPILER_UNITTARGETDIR)
-	$(FPC) -FE. utils/createlst.pp $(OPT)
+	$(FPC) -FE. utils/createlst.pp $(FPCOPT)
 $(MAKEINC): $(GPARMAKE) $(CREATELST)
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(TEST_OUTPUTDIR)
 	$(Q)$(CREATELST) filelisttest.lst $(TESTDIRS)
diff --git a/tests/Makefile.fpc b/tests/Makefile.fpc
index 7bf5b7c332..f65f0bd40d 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.fpc
+++ b/tests/Makefile.fpc
@@ -506,11 +506,11 @@ MAKEINC=$(TEST_OUTPUTDIR)/MakeChunks-$(TEST_TARGETSUFFIX).inc
 
 $(GPARMAKE): utils/gparmake.pp $(CREATELST)
 	$(Q)$(MAKE)  $(COMPILER_UNITTARGETDIR)
-	$(FPC) -FE. utils/gparmake.pp $(OPT)
+	$(FPC) -FE. utils/gparmake.pp $(FPCOPT)
 
 $(CREATELST): utils/createlst.pp
 	$(Q)$(MAKE)  $(COMPILER_UNITTARGETDIR)
-	$(FPC) -FE. utils/createlst.pp $(OPT)
+	$(FPC) -FE. utils/createlst.pp $(FPCOPT)
 
 # Can't have testprep as prerequisite, because that is a phony target and
 # phony targets are always remade. Since the makefile will be reparsed