diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 749d5c6..a6295e7 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -63,6 +63,14 @@
endif
# Tests with .tap extensions use the TAP protocol and TAP driver
+LOG_COMPILER = $(SHELL)
+
+SH_LOG_COMPILER = $(LOG_COMPILER)
+TAP_LOG_COMPILER = $(LOG_COMPILER)
+
+# Test extensions
+TEST_EXTENSIONS = .sh .tap
+
TAP_LOG_DRIVER = env AM_TAP_AWK='$(AWK)' $(SHELL) \
$(top_srcdir)/config/tap-driver.sh
@@ -87,9 +95,6 @@
PATH="@abs_top_builddir@/utilities:${PATH}" \
SRCDIR=$(SRCDIR)
-# Test extensions
-TEST_EXTENSIONS = .sh .tap
-
# Tests to run
TESTS = \
$(TESTS_TESTS) \