diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index f652f6925..e58cdf50c 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ ifdef QUIET
     PQ = "QUIET=1"
     PD = --no-print-directory
 ifndef CMD_EXE
-    CATERR = 2> ../wrk/common/$$@.errlog || (cat ../wrk/common/$$@.errlog && false)
+    CATERR = 2> $@.errlog || (cat $@.errlog && false)
 endif
 endif
 
diff --git a/test/asm/err/Makefile b/test/asm/err/Makefile
index 9b6bc7fa9..d4648029a 100644
--- a/test/asm/err/Makefile
+++ b/test/asm/err/Makefile
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ ifdef QUIET
   NULLOUT = >$(NULLDEV)
   NULLERR = 2>$(NULLDEV)
 ifndef CMD_EXE
-  CATERR = 2> $(WORKDIR)/$$@.errlog || (cat $(WORKDIR)/$$@.errlog && false)
+  CATERR = 2> $@.errlog && (cat $@.errlog && true)
 endif
 endif
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ $(WORKDIR):
 
 $(WORKDIR)/%.prg: %.s | $(WORKDIR)
 	$(if $(QUIET),echo asm/err/$*.s)
-	$(NOT) $(CA65) -o $@ $< $(NULLERR)
+	$(NOT) $(CA65) -o $@ $< $(CATERR)
 
 clean:
 	@$(call RMDIR,$(WORKDIR))
diff --git a/test/err/Makefile b/test/err/Makefile
index 60780d27b..5f5bc3841 100644
--- a/test/err/Makefile
+++ b/test/err/Makefile
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ ifdef QUIET
   NULLOUT = >$(NULLDEV)
   NULLERR = 2>$(NULLDEV)
 ifndef CMD_EXE
-  CATERR = 2> $(WORKDIR)/$$@.errlog || (cat $(WORKDIR)/$$@.errlog && false)
+  CATERR = 2> $@.errlog && (cat $@.errlog && true)
 endif
 endif