diff --git a/ase/test/awk/makefile.in b/ase/test/awk/makefile.in
index dd6bb4cc..1c2c5ef8 100644
--- a/ase/test/awk/makefile.in
+++ b/ase/test/awk/makefile.in
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ LIBS = @LIBS@ -laseawk -lxpbas -lm
 all: awk
 
 awk: $(OBJS)
-	$(CC) -o awk awk.o $(LDFLAGS) $(LIBS)
+	$(CC) -o $@ awk.o $(LDFLAGS) $(LIBS)
 
 clean:
 	rm -rf *.o awk
diff --git a/ase/test/awk/regress.sh b/ase/test/awk/regress.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..2520aad0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ase/test/awk/regress.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+pid=$$
+
+for script in emp???.awk
+do
+	output=`echo $script | sed 's/\.awk$/.out/g'`
+	./awk $script emp-en.data > "$output.$pid"
+
+	diff $output "$output.$pid" 
+	if [ $? -ne 0 ]
+	then
+		echo "###################################"
+		echo "PROBLEM(S) DETECTED IN $script.".
+		echo "###################################"
+		rm -f "$output.$pid"
+		break
+	fi
+
+	rm -f "$output.$pid"
+done