diff --git a/src/cmd/ksh93/tests/variables.sh b/src/cmd/ksh93/tests/variables.sh
index 8b344f493..34f4899df 100755
--- a/src/cmd/ksh93/tests/variables.sh
+++ b/src/cmd/ksh93/tests/variables.sh
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ set --
 
 	exit $Errors
 )
-Errors=$?  # in case of failures, ensure error count survives subshell
+let "Errors += $?"  # ensure error count survives subshell
 
 cd $tmp
 
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ do	exp="$cmd ok"
 	rm -f $cmd
 	print print $exp > glean/$cmd
 	chmod +x glean/$cmd
-	got=$(CDPATH=:.. $SHELL -c "PATH=:/bin:/usr/bin; date > /dev/null; cd glean && ./$cmd" 2>&1)
+	got=$(set +x; CDPATH=:.. $SHELL -c "PATH=:/bin:/usr/bin; date > /dev/null; cd glean && ./$cmd" 2>&1)
 	[[ $got == "$exp" ]] || err_exit "cd with CDPATH after PATH change failed -- expected '$exp', got '$got'"
 done