diff --git a/tests/cris/Makefile b/tests/cris/Makefile
index 69068996f7..cfe494c3ad 100644
--- a/tests/cris/Makefile
+++ b/tests/cris/Makefile
@@ -140,9 +140,9 @@ build: $(CRT) $(SYS) $(TESTCASES)
 
 check: $(CRT) $(SYS) $(TESTCASES)
 	@echo -e "\nQEMU simulator."
-	@for case in $(TESTCASES); do \
+	for case in $(TESTCASES); do \
 		echo -n "$$case "; \
-		$(SIM) $$case; \
+		$(SIM) ./$$case; \
 	done
 check-g: $(CRT) $(SYS) $(TESTCASES)
 	@echo -e "\nGDB simulator."
diff --git a/tests/cris/sys.c b/tests/cris/sys.c
index 264ec06f3e..551c5dd7cb 100644
--- a/tests/cris/sys.c
+++ b/tests/cris/sys.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ void pass(void) {
 }
 
 void _fail(char *reason) {
-	char s[] = "failed: ";
+	char s[] = "\nfailed: ";
 	int len = mystrlen(reason);
 	write (1, s, sizeof (s) - 1);
 	write (1, reason, len);
@@ -41,8 +41,11 @@ void exit (int status) {
 
 ssize_t write (int fd, const void *buf, size_t count) {
 	int r;
-	asm volatile ("moveq 4, $r9\n" /* NR_write.  */
-		      "break 13\n" : : : "memory");
-	asm volatile ("move.d $r10, %0\n" : "=r" (r));
+	asm ("move.d %0, $r10\n"
+	     "move.d %1, $r11\n"
+	     "move.d %2, $r12\n"
+	     "moveq 4, $r9\n" /* NR_write.  */
+	     "break 13\n" : : "r" (fd), "r" (buf), "r" (count) : "memory");
+	asm ("move.d $r10, %0\n" : "=r" (r));
 	return r;
 }
diff --git a/tests/cris/testutils.inc b/tests/cris/testutils.inc
index 4f434e1e4b..aa1641b2e6 100644
--- a/tests/cris/testutils.inc
+++ b/tests/cris/testutils.inc
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ main:
 	.macro	fail
 	.data
 99:
-	.asciz " checkr3 failed"
+	.asciz " checkr3 failed\n"
 	.text
 	move.d	99b, $r10
 	jsr	_fail
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ main:
 	nop
 	.data
 99:
-	.asciz "checkr3 failed"
+	.asciz "checkr3 failed\n"
 	.text
 	move.d	99b, $r10
 	jsr	_fail
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ main:
 9:
 	.data
 99:
-	.asciz "test_move_cc failed"
+	.asciz "test_move_cc failed\n"
 	.text
 	move.d	99b, $r10
 	jsr	_fail
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ main:
 9:
 	.data
 99:
-	.asciz "test_move_cc failed"
+	.asciz "test_move_cc failed\n"
 	.text
 	move.d	99b, $r10
 	jsr	_fail