diff --git a/linux/testvector-generation/genInitMem.sh b/linux/testvector-generation/genInitMem.sh
index 7917d725..27a3f004 100755
--- a/linux/testvector-generation/genInitMem.sh
+++ b/linux/testvector-generation/genInitMem.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ then
         echo "    sudo mkdir -p $tvDir">&2
         exit 1
     fi
-    test -w $RISCV/linux-testvectors
+    test -w $tvDir
     if [ ! $? -eq 0 ]; then
         echo "Error: insuffcient write privileges for linux testvector directory $tvDir !">&2
         echo "Please chmod it. For example:">&2
diff --git a/linux/testvector-generation/genTrace.sh b/linux/testvector-generation/genTrace.sh
index 4c31ce6b..91485e38 100755
--- a/linux/testvector-generation/genTrace.sh
+++ b/linux/testvector-generation/genTrace.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ then
         echo "    sudo mkdir -p $tvDir">&2
         exit 1
     fi
-    test -w $RISCV/linux-testvectors
+    test -w $tvDir
     if [ ! $? -eq 0 ]; then
         echo "Error: insuffcient write privileges for linux testvector directory $tvDir !">&2
         echo "Please chmod it. For example:">&2