diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/chicken/Makefile.in b/Examples/test-suite/chicken/Makefile.in
index 0d80ccfc2..ef6d7056c 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/chicken/Makefile.in
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/chicken/Makefile.in
@@ -69,21 +69,21 @@ run_testcase = \
 %.cppproxy: SWIGOPT += -proxy
 %.cppproxy: SCRIPTSUFFIX = $(PROXYSUFFIX)
 %.cppproxy:
-	echo "Checking testcase $* (with run test) under chicken with -proxy"
+	echo "$(ACTION)ing testcase $* (with run test) under chicken with -proxy"
 	+$(swig_and_compile_cpp)
 	$(run_testcase)
 
 %.cproxy: SWIGOPT += -proxy
 %.cproxy: SCRIPTSUFFIX = $(PROXYSUFFIX)
 %.cproxy:
-	echo "Checking testcase $* (with run test) under chicken with -proxy"
+	echo "$(ACTION)ing testcase $* (with run test) under chicken with -proxy"
 	+$(swig_and_compile_c)
 	$(run_testcase)
 
 %.multiproxy: SWIGOPT += -proxy -noclosuses
 %.multiproxy: SCRIPTSUFFIX = $(PROXYSUFFIX)
 %.multiproxy:
-	echo "Checking testcase $* (with run test) under chicken with -proxy"
+	echo "$(ACTION)ing testcase $* (with run test) under chicken with -proxy"
 	+$(swig_and_compile_multi_cpp)
 	$(run_testcase)
 
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/csharp/Makefile.in b/Examples/test-suite/csharp/Makefile.in
index 44a1b3675..5fd576ed8 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/csharp/Makefile.in
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/csharp/Makefile.in
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ intermediary_classname.customtest:
 # Makes a directory for the testcase if it does not exist
 setup = \
 	if [ -f $(srcdir)/$(SCRIPTPREFIX)$*$(SCRIPTSUFFIX) ]; then	  \
-	  echo "Checking testcase $* (with run test) under $(LANGUAGE)" ; \
+	  echo "$(ACTION)ing testcase $* (with run test) under $(LANGUAGE)" ; \
 	else								  \
-	  echo "Checking testcase $* under $(LANGUAGE)" ;		  \
+	  echo "$(ACTION)ing testcase $* under $(LANGUAGE)" ;		  \
 	fi;								  \
 	if [ ! -d $* ]; then						  \
 		mkdir $*;						  \
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/guilescm/Makefile.in b/Examples/test-suite/guilescm/Makefile.in
index 285426ee8..04de236db 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/guilescm/Makefile.in
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/guilescm/Makefile.in
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ run_testcase = \
 
 setup = \
 	if [ -f $(srcdir)/$(SCRIPTPREFIX)$*$(SCRIPTSUFFIX) ]; then	  \
-	  echo "Checking testcase $* (with run test) under $(LANGUAGE) (with SCM API)" ; \
+	  echo "$(ACTION)ing testcase $* (with run test) under $(LANGUAGE) (with SCM API)" ; \
 	else								  \
-	  echo "Checking testcase $* under $(LANGUAGE) (with SCM API)" ;		  \
+	  echo "$(ACTION)ing testcase $* under $(LANGUAGE) (with SCM API)" ;		  \
 	fi;
 
 swig_and_compile_multi_cpp = \
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ swig_and_compile_multi_cpp = \
 # Same as setup and run_testcase, but without the SCRIPTPREFIX (so the runme comes from the guilescm directory)
 local_setup = \
 	if [ -f $(srcdir)/$*$(SCRIPTSUFFIX) ]; then	  \
-	  echo "Checking testcase $* (with run test) under $(LANGUAGE) (with SCM API)" ; \
+	  echo "$(ACTION)ing testcase $* (with run test) under $(LANGUAGE) (with SCM API)" ; \
 	else								  \
-	  echo "Checking testcase $* under $(LANGUAGE) (with SCM API)" ;		  \
+	  echo "$(ACTION)ing testcase $* under $(LANGUAGE) (with SCM API)" ;		  \
 	fi;
 
 local_run_testcase = \
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/java/Makefile.in b/Examples/test-suite/java/Makefile.in
index 53816f6d0..ace8dee86 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/java/Makefile.in
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/java/Makefile.in
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ SWIGOPT += -package $*
 # Makes a directory for the testcase if it does not exist
 setup = \
 	if [ -f $(srcdir)/$(SCRIPTPREFIX)$*$(SCRIPTSUFFIX) ]; then	  \
-	  echo "Checking testcase $* (with run test) under $(LANGUAGE)" ; \
+	  echo "$(ACTION)ing testcase $* (with run test) under $(LANGUAGE)" ; \
 	else								  \
-	  echo "Checking testcase $* under $(LANGUAGE)" ;		  \
+	  echo "$(ACTION)ing testcase $* under $(LANGUAGE)" ;		  \
 	fi;								  \
 	if [ ! -d $* ]; then						  \
 		mkdir $*;						  \