diff --git a/tests/ts/cal/bigyear b/tests/ts/cal/bigyear
index d205c3afd..34139fd27 100755
--- a/tests/ts/cal/bigyear
+++ b/tests/ts/cal/bigyear
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ TS_DESC="Year 2147483646"
 . $TS_TOPDIR/functions.sh
 ts_init "$*"
 
-ts_check_test_command "$TS_CMD_CAL"
+ts_check_test_command "$TS_HELPER_CAL"
 
 export TERM=linux
 
diff --git a/tests/ts/cal/month b/tests/ts/cal/month
index 9794e90c0..37996acae 100755
--- a/tests/ts/cal/month
+++ b/tests/ts/cal/month
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ TS_DESC="month"
 . $TS_TOPDIR/functions.sh
 ts_init "$*"
 
-ts_check_test_command "$TS_CMD_CAL"
+ts_check_test_command "$TS_HELPER_CAL"
 
 export TERM=linux
 
diff --git a/tests/ts/cal/sep1752 b/tests/ts/cal/sep1752
index 3128261cd..41c30d40e 100755
--- a/tests/ts/cal/sep1752
+++ b/tests/ts/cal/sep1752
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ TS_DESC="September 1752"
 . $TS_TOPDIR/functions.sh
 ts_init "$*"
 
-ts_check_test_command "$TS_CMD_CAL"
+ts_check_test_command "$TS_HELPER_CAL"
 
 export TERM=linux