diff --git a/src/Makefile.global.in b/src/Makefile.global.in
index 0ac1c3da970..c149b9180c5 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.global.in
+++ b/src/Makefile.global.in
@@ -382,14 +382,32 @@ with_temp_install = \
 
 ifeq ($(enable_tap_tests),yes)
 
+ifndef PGXS
 define prove_installcheck
 rm -rf $(CURDIR)/tmp_check/log
-cd $(srcdir) && TESTDIR='$(CURDIR)' PATH="$(bindir):$$PATH" PGPORT='6$(DEF_PGPORT)' top_builddir='$(CURDIR)/$(top_builddir)' PG_REGRESS='$(CURDIR)/$(top_builddir)/src/test/regress/pg_regress' REGRESS_SHLIB='$(abs_top_builddir)/src/test/regress/regress$(DLSUFFIX)' $(PROVE) $(PG_PROVE_FLAGS) $(PROVE_FLAGS) $(if $(PROVE_TESTS),$(PROVE_TESTS),t/*.pl)
+cd $(srcdir) && \
+   TESTDIR='$(CURDIR)' PATH="$(bindir):$$PATH" PGPORT='6$(DEF_PGPORT)' \
+   top_builddir='$(CURDIR)/$(top_builddir)' \
+   PG_REGRESS='$(CURDIR)/$(top_builddir)/src/test/regress/pg_regress' \
+   $(PROVE) $(PG_PROVE_FLAGS) $(PROVE_FLAGS) $(if $(PROVE_TESTS),$(PROVE_TESTS),t/*.pl)
 endef
+else # PGXS case
+define prove_installcheck
+rm -rf $(CURDIR)/tmp_check/log
+cd $(srcdir) && \
+   TESTDIR='$(CURDIR)' PATH="$(bindir):$$PATH" PGPORT='6$(DEF_PGPORT)' \
+   top_builddir='$(top_builddir)' \
+   PG_REGRESS='$(top_builddir)/src/test/regress/pg_regress' \
+   $(PROVE) $(PG_PROVE_FLAGS) $(PROVE_FLAGS) $(if $(PROVE_TESTS),$(PROVE_TESTS),t/*.pl)
+endef
+endif # PGXS
 
 define prove_check
 rm -rf $(CURDIR)/tmp_check/log
-cd $(srcdir) && TESTDIR='$(CURDIR)' $(with_temp_install) PGPORT='6$(DEF_PGPORT)' PG_REGRESS='$(CURDIR)/$(top_builddir)/src/test/regress/pg_regress' REGRESS_SHLIB='$(abs_top_builddir)/src/test/regress/regress$(DLSUFFIX)' $(PROVE) $(PG_PROVE_FLAGS) $(PROVE_FLAGS) $(if $(PROVE_TESTS),$(PROVE_TESTS),t/*.pl)
+cd $(srcdir) && \
+   TESTDIR='$(CURDIR)' $(with_temp_install) PGPORT='6$(DEF_PGPORT)' \
+   PG_REGRESS='$(CURDIR)/$(top_builddir)/src/test/regress/pg_regress' \
+   $(PROVE) $(PG_PROVE_FLAGS) $(PROVE_FLAGS) $(if $(PROVE_TESTS),$(PROVE_TESTS),t/*.pl)
 endef
 
 else
diff --git a/src/test/recovery/Makefile b/src/test/recovery/Makefile
index e31accf0f58..2d0608ee532 100644
--- a/src/test/recovery/Makefile
+++ b/src/test/recovery/Makefile
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ subdir = src/test/recovery
 top_builddir = ../../..
 include $(top_builddir)/src/Makefile.global
 
+# required for 017_shm.pl
+REGRESS_SHLIB=$(abs_top_builddir)/src/test/regress/regress$(DLSUFFIX)
+export REGRESS_SHLIB
+
 check:
 	$(prove_check)