thisdir=`utils/pwd/pwd forwardslash`
-make Validating=YES -j$threads ValidateHpc=$hpc ValidateSlow=$slow
+echo "Validating=YES" > mk/are-validating.mk
+
+make -j$threads ValidateHpc=$hpc ValidateSlow=$slow
fi # testsuite-only
if [ "$hpc" = YES ]
rm -f $HPCTIXFILE
fi
-make Validating=YES -C testsuite/tests/ghc-regress fast stage=2 CLEANUP=1 THREADS=$threads 2>&1 | tee testlog
+make -C testsuite/tests/ghc-regress fast stage=2 CLEANUP=1 THREADS=$threads 2>&1 | tee testlog
if [ "$hpc" = YES ]
then