diff --git a/tests/Makefile.am b/tests/Makefile.am
index 8a58c443e..1241bbaa4 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/Makefile.am
@@ -452,20 +452,18 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
 	optimizers/fs2000.common.inc
 
 TARGETS =
-TEXTOUT =
 
 if HAVE_CMD_LINE_MATLAB
 TARGETS += check-matlab
-TEXTOUT += run_test_matlab_output.txt
 endif
 
 if HAVE_OCTAVE
 TARGETS += check-octave
-TEXTOUT += run_test_octave_output.txt
 endif
 
-check-local: $(TARGETS) $(TEXTOUT)
-	@cat $(TEXTOUT)
+check-local: $(TARGETS)
+	@cat run_test_matlab_output.txt
+	@cat run_test_octave_output.txt
 
 check-matlab: $(M_XFAIL_TRS_FILES) $(M_TRS_FILES)
 	./read_trs_files.sh "$(M_TRS_FILES)" "$(M_XFAIL_TRS_FILES)"