diff --git a/check/Makefile.am b/check/Makefile.am
index 39c5873a36..16dd1f9bce 100644
--- a/check/Makefile.am
+++ b/check/Makefile.am
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ REGISTRY_ENVIRONMENT = \
 TESTS_ENVIRONMENT = \
         CK_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT=20                                   \
 	$(REGISTRY_ENVIRONMENT)					\
-	GST_PLUGIN_PATH_SYSTEM=					\
+	GST_PLUGIN_SYSTEM_PATH=					\
 	GST_PLUGIN_PATH=$(top_builddir)/gst:$(top_builddir)/ext:$(GST_PLUGINS_DIR)
 
 # ths core dumps of some machines have PIDs appended
diff --git a/tests/check/Makefile.am b/tests/check/Makefile.am
index 39c5873a36..16dd1f9bce 100644
--- a/tests/check/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/check/Makefile.am
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ REGISTRY_ENVIRONMENT = \
 TESTS_ENVIRONMENT = \
         CK_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT=20                                   \
 	$(REGISTRY_ENVIRONMENT)					\
-	GST_PLUGIN_PATH_SYSTEM=					\
+	GST_PLUGIN_SYSTEM_PATH=					\
 	GST_PLUGIN_PATH=$(top_builddir)/gst:$(top_builddir)/ext:$(GST_PLUGINS_DIR)
 
 # ths core dumps of some machines have PIDs appended