diff --git a/tests/verilog/local_include.sh b/tests/verilog/local_include.sh
index c10c7411b..aecbef713 100755
--- a/tests/verilog/local_include.sh
+++ b/tests/verilog/local_include.sh
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ $yosys $test $source
 
 # include local to cwd
 mkdir -p $subdir
-cp -t $subdir $source
+cp $source $subdir
 $yosys $test $subdir/$source
 
 # include local to source
-mv -t $subdir $include
+mv $include $subdir
 $yosys $test $subdir/$source
 
 # include local to source, and source is given as an absolute path