diff --git a/scripts/buildtests.in b/scripts/buildtests.in
index d2fd10276..526d5b74b 100755
--- a/scripts/buildtests.in
+++ b/scripts/buildtests.in
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 if [[ $# != 1 || $1 == *help ]]
 then
-  echo "usage: ./check regexp"
+  echo "usage: $0 regexp"
   echo "  Builds tests matching the regexp."
   echo "  The EIGEN_MAKE_ARGS environment variable allows to pass args to 'make'."
   echo "    For example, to launch 5 concurrent builds, use EIGEN_MAKE_ARGS='-j5'"
diff --git a/scripts/check.in b/scripts/check.in
index a90061a57..7717e2d93 100755
--- a/scripts/check.in
+++ b/scripts/check.in
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 if [[ $# != 1 || $1 == *help ]]
 then
-  echo "usage: ./check regexp"
+  echo "usage: $0 regexp"
   echo "  Builds and runs tests matching the regexp."
   echo "  The EIGEN_MAKE_ARGS environment variable allows to pass args to 'make'."
   echo "    For example, to launch 5 concurrent builds, use EIGEN_MAKE_ARGS='-j5'"