diff --git a/tests/gss/Makefile.am b/tests/gss/Makefile.am
index 9bd908be3..96e551f5b 100644
--- a/tests/gss/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/gss/Makefile.am
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ check_SCRIPTS = $(SCRIPT_TESTS)
 
 port = 49188
 
-do_subst = srcdirabs=`cd "$(srcdir)"; pwd`; $(heim_verbose)sed \
+do_subst = srcdirabs=`cd "$(srcdir)"; pwd`; sed \
 	-e 's,[@]srcdir[@],$(srcdir),g' \
 	-e "s,[@]srcdirabs[@],$${srcdirabs},g" \
 	-e 's,[@]env_setup[@],$(top_builddir)/tests/bin/setup-env,g' \