diff --git a/icu4c/source/layoutex/Makefile.in b/icu4c/source/layoutex/Makefile.in
index 4e204a7fba6..2d0a09d70c4 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/layoutex/Makefile.in
+++ b/icu4c/source/layoutex/Makefile.in
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ SO_VERSION_DATA = layoutex.res
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(OS390BATCH),1)
-BATCH_TARGET = $(BATCH_LAYOUT_TARGET)
+BATCH_TARGET = $(BATCH_LAYOUTEX_TARGET)
 BATCH_LIBS = $(BATCH_LIBICUUC) $(BATCH_LIBICULE) -lm
 endif   # OS390BATCH