diff --git a/test/shape/data/text-rendering-tests/meson.build b/test/shape/data/text-rendering-tests/meson.build
index c14c7b823..6f4b83d2b 100644
--- a/test/shape/data/text-rendering-tests/meson.build
+++ b/test/shape/data/text-rendering-tests/meson.build
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-text_rendering_tests = [
+text_rendering_tests_tests = [
   'AVAR-1.tests',
   'CFF-1.tests',
   'CFF-2.tests',
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ text_rendering_tests = [
   'SHKNDA-1.tests',
 ]
 
-disabled_text_rendering_tests = [
+disabled_text_rendering_tests_tests = [
   'CMAP-3.tests',
   'SHARAN-1.tests',
   'SHBALI-1.tests',
diff --git a/test/shape/data/text-rendering-tests/update.py b/test/shape/data/text-rendering-tests/update.py
index 56524fa71..c84b66372 100755
--- a/test/shape/data/text-rendering-tests/update.py
+++ b/test/shape/data/text-rendering-tests/update.py
@@ -118,9 +118,9 @@ subprocess.run([git, "add", "tests"], check=True)
 with open("meson.build", "w") as f:
     f.write(
         "\n".join(
-            ["text_rendering_tests = ["]
+            ["text_rendering_tests_tests = ["]
             + ["  '%s'," % x.split("tests/")[1] for x in tests]
-            + ["]", "", "disabled_text_rendering_tests = ["]
+            + ["]", "", "disabled_text_rendering_tests_tests = ["]
             + ["  '%s'," % x.split("tests/")[1] for x in disabled_tests]
             + ["]", ""]
         )
diff --git a/test/shape/meson.build b/test/shape/meson.build
index 6262f8b0b..80526b057 100644
--- a/test/shape/meson.build
+++ b/test/shape/meson.build
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ sets = ['in-house', 'aots', 'text-rendering-tests']
 foreach set : sets
   # in-house -> in_house_tests, aots -> aots_tests, text-rendering-tests -> text_rendering_tests
   varname = '@0@_tests'.format(set.underscorify())
-  varname = varname.replace('tests_tests', 'tests')
   tests = get_variable(varname)
   file_names = []
   foreach test : tests