diff --git a/programming_guide/section-4/section-4b/run_makefile.lit b/programming_guide/section-4/section-4b/run_makefile.lit
index 686aa8133b..d298884111 100644
--- a/programming_guide/section-4/section-4b/run_makefile.lit
+++ b/programming_guide/section-4/section-4b/run_makefile.lit
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 // (c) Copyright 2024 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
- // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
- //
- // REQUIRES: ryzen_ai, peano 
- //
- // RUN: make -f %S/Makefile clean
- // RUN: CHESS=false make -f %S/Makefile 
- // RUN: %run_on_npu make -f %S/Makefile run | FileCheck %s
- // RUN: %run_on_npu make -f %S/Makefile run_py | FileCheck %s
- // RUN: make -f %S/Makefile clean
- // RUN: CHESS=false %run_on_npu make -f %S/Makefile trace | FileCheck %s
- // RUN: CHESS=false %run_on_npu make -f %S/Makefile trace_py | FileCheck %s
- // CHECK: PASS!
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
+//
+// REQUIRES: ryzen_ai, peano 
+//
+// RUN: mkdir -p test_peano
+// RUN: cd test_peano
+// RUN: make -f %S/Makefile clean
+// RUN: env CHESS=false make -f %S/Makefile 
+// RUN: %run_on_npu make -f %S/Makefile run | FileCheck %s
+// RUN: %run_on_npu make -f %S/Makefile run_py | FileCheck %s
+// RUN: make -f %S/Makefile clean
+// RUN: env CHESS=false %run_on_npu make -f %S/Makefile trace | FileCheck %s
+// RUN: env CHESS=false %run_on_npu make -f %S/Makefile trace_py | FileCheck %s
+// CHECK: PASS!
diff --git a/programming_guide/section-4/section-4b/run_makefile_chess.lit b/programming_guide/section-4/section-4b/run_makefile_chess.lit
index 8ee7669812..e80b3b62b2 100644
--- a/programming_guide/section-4/section-4b/run_makefile_chess.lit
+++ b/programming_guide/section-4/section-4b/run_makefile_chess.lit
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@
 // RUN: mkdir -p test_chess
 // RUN: cd test_chess
 // RUN: make -f %S/Makefile clean
-// RUN: CHESS=true make -f %S/Makefile 
+// RUN: env CHESS=true make -f %S/Makefile 
 // RUN: %run_on_npu make -f %S/Makefile run | FileCheck %s
 // RUN: %run_on_npu make -f %S/Makefile run_py | FileCheck %s
 // RUN: %run_on_npu make -f %S/Makefile trace | FileCheck %s
 // RUN: make -f %S/Makefile clean
-// RUN: CHESS=true %run_on_npu make -f %S/Makefile trace | FileCheck %s
-// RUN: CHESS=true %run_on_npu make -f %S/Makefile trace_py | FileCheck %s
+// RUN: env CHESS=true %run_on_npu make -f %S/Makefile trace | FileCheck %s
+// RUN: env CHESS=true %run_on_npu make -f %S/Makefile trace_py | FileCheck %s
 // CHECK: PASS!