diff --git a/Examples/Makefile.in b/Examples/Makefile.in
index a2dc9fe23..0396cfcec 100644
--- a/Examples/Makefile.in
+++ b/Examples/Makefile.in
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ OCTSCRIPT = runme.m
 
 octave_run: $(OCTSCRIPT)
 	for file in $(OCTSCRIPT); do \
-	   env LD_LIBRARY_PATH=.:$$LD_LIBRARY_PATH OCTAVEPATH=$(srcdir):$$OCTAVEPATH $(OCTAVE) $$file >/dev/null || break; \
+	   env LD_LIBRARY_PATH=.:$$LD_LIBRARY_PATH OCTAVE_PATH=$(srcdir):$$OCTAVE_PATH $(OCTAVE) $$file >/dev/null || break; \
 	done
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/octave/Makefile.in b/Examples/test-suite/octave/Makefile.in
index f12047e74..c49ce2624 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/octave/Makefile.in
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/octave/Makefile.in
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ CSRCS      = octave_empty.c
 # a file is found which has _runme.m appended after the testcase name.
 run_testcase = \
 	if [ -f $(srcdir)/$(SCRIPTPREFIX)$*$(SCRIPTSUFFIX) ]; then \
-	  env LD_LIBRARY_PATH=.:$$LD_LIBRARY_PATH OCTAVEPATH=$(srcdir):OCTAVEPATH $(RUNTOOL) $(OCTAVE) $(srcdir)/$(SCRIPTPREFIX)$*$(SCRIPTSUFFIX); \
+	  env LD_LIBRARY_PATH=.:$$LD_LIBRARY_PATH OCTAVE_PATH=$(srcdir):$$OCTAVE_PATH $(RUNTOOL) $(OCTAVE) $(srcdir)/$(SCRIPTPREFIX)$*$(SCRIPTSUFFIX); \
 	fi
 
 # Clean: remove the generated .m file