diff --git a/tests/kdc/Makefile.am b/tests/kdc/Makefile.am
index e5364b370..dac9fda9a 100644
--- a/tests/kdc/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/kdc/Makefile.am
@@ -59,101 +59,103 @@ do_subst = $(heim_verbose)sed $(do_dlopen) \
 	-e 's,[@]top_builddir[@],$(top_builddir),g' \
 	-e 's,[@]EGREP[@],$(EGREP),g' 
 
+chmod = $(heim_verbose)chmod
+
 LDADD = ../../lib/krb5/libkrb5.la $(LIB_roken)
 
 check-authz: check-authz.in Makefile krb5-authz.conf krb5-authz2.conf
 	$(do_subst) < $(srcdir)/check-authz.in > check-authz.tmp && \
-	chmod +x check-authz.tmp && \
+	$(chmod) +x check-authz.tmp && \
 	mv check-authz.tmp check-authz
 
 check-canon: check-canon.in Makefile krb5-canon.conf krb5-canon2.conf
 	$(do_subst) < $(srcdir)/check-canon.in > check-canon.tmp && \
-	chmod +x check-canon.tmp && \
+	$(chmod) +x check-canon.tmp && \
 	mv check-canon.tmp check-canon
 
 check-cc: check-cc.in Makefile
 	$(do_subst) < $(srcdir)/check-cc.in > check-cc.tmp && \
-	chmod +x check-cc.tmp && \
+	$(chmod) +x check-cc.tmp && \
 	mv check-cc.tmp check-cc
 
 check-delegation: check-delegation.in Makefile
 	$(do_subst) < $(srcdir)/check-delegation.in > check-delegation.tmp && \
-	chmod +x check-delegation.tmp && \
+	$(chmod) +x check-delegation.tmp && \
 	mv check-delegation.tmp check-delegation
 
 check-des: check-des.in Makefile krb5.conf
 	$(do_subst) < $(srcdir)/check-des.in > check-des.tmp && \
-	chmod +x check-des.tmp && \
+	$(chmod) +x check-des.tmp && \
 	mv check-des.tmp check-des
 
 check-hdb-mitdb: check-hdb-mitdb.in Makefile krb5-hdb-mitdb.conf
 	$(do_subst) < $(srcdir)/check-hdb-mitdb.in > check-hdb-mitdb.tmp && \
-	chmod +x check-hdb-mitdb.tmp && \
+	$(chmod) +x check-hdb-mitdb.tmp && \
 	mv check-hdb-mitdb.tmp check-hdb-mitdb
 
 check-fast: check-fast.in Makefile
 	$(do_subst) < $(srcdir)/check-fast.in > check-fast.tmp && \
-	chmod +x check-fast.tmp && \
+	$(chmod) +x check-fast.tmp && \
 	mv check-fast.tmp check-fast
 
 check-kdc: check-kdc.in Makefile
 	$(do_subst) < $(srcdir)/check-kdc.in > check-kdc.tmp && \
-	chmod +x check-kdc.tmp && \
+	$(chmod) +x check-kdc.tmp && \
 	mv check-kdc.tmp check-kdc
 
 check-kdc-weak: check-kdc-weak.in Makefile
 	$(do_subst) < $(srcdir)/check-kdc-weak.in > check-kdc-weak.tmp && \
-	chmod +x check-kdc-weak.tmp && \
+	$(chmod) +x check-kdc-weak.tmp && \
 	mv check-kdc-weak.tmp check-kdc-weak
 
 check-tester: check-tester.in kdc-tester4.json Makefile
 	$(do_subst) < $(srcdir)/check-tester.in > check-tester.tmp && \
-	chmod +x check-tester.tmp && \
+	$(chmod) +x check-tester.tmp && \
 	mv check-tester.tmp check-tester
 
 check-keys: check-keys.in Makefile
 	$(do_subst) < $(srcdir)/check-keys.in > check-keys.tmp && \
-	chmod +x check-keys.tmp && \
+	$(chmod) +x check-keys.tmp && \
 	mv check-keys.tmp check-keys
 
 check-kinit: check-kinit.in Makefile
 	$(do_subst) < $(srcdir)/check-kinit.in > check-kinit.tmp && \
-	chmod +x check-kinit.tmp && \
+	$(chmod) +x check-kinit.tmp && \
 	mv check-kinit.tmp check-kinit
 
 check-kadmin: check-kadmin.in Makefile
 	$(do_subst) < $(srcdir)/check-kadmin.in > check-kadmin.tmp && \
-	chmod +x check-kadmin.tmp && \
+	$(chmod) +x check-kadmin.tmp && \
 	mv check-kadmin.tmp check-kadmin
 
 check-uu: check-uu.in Makefile
 	$(do_subst) < $(srcdir)/check-uu.in > check-uu.tmp && \
-	chmod +x check-uu.tmp && \
+	$(chmod) +x check-uu.tmp && \
 	mv check-uu.tmp check-uu
 
 check-pkinit: check-pkinit.in Makefile krb5-pkinit.conf
 	$(do_subst) < $(srcdir)/check-pkinit.in > check-pkinit.tmp && \
-	chmod +x check-pkinit.tmp && \
+	$(chmod) +x check-pkinit.tmp && \
 	mv check-pkinit.tmp check-pkinit
 
 check-iprop: check-iprop.in Makefile krb5.conf krb5-slave.conf
 	$(do_subst) < $(srcdir)/check-iprop.in > check-iprop.tmp && \
-	chmod +x check-iprop.tmp && \
+	$(chmod) +x check-iprop.tmp && \
 	mv check-iprop.tmp check-iprop
 
 check-digest: check-digest.in Makefile
 	$(do_subst) < $(srcdir)/check-digest.in > check-digest.tmp && \
-	chmod +x check-digest.tmp && \
+	$(chmod) +x check-digest.tmp && \
 	mv check-digest.tmp check-digest
 
 check-referral: check-referral.in Makefile
 	$(do_subst) < $(srcdir)/check-referral.in > check-referral.tmp && \
-	chmod +x check-referral.tmp && \
+	$(chmod) +x check-referral.tmp && \
 	mv check-referral.tmp check-referral
 
 check-kpasswdd: check-kpasswdd.in Makefile
 	$(do_subst) < $(srcdir)/check-kpasswdd.in > check-kpasswdd.tmp && \
-	chmod +x check-kpasswdd.tmp && \
+	$(chmod) +x check-kpasswdd.tmp && \
 	mv check-kpasswdd.tmp check-kpasswdd
 
 kdc-tester4.json: kdc-tester4.json.in Makefile