diff --git a/tests/run_test_matlab.m b/tests/run_test_matlab.m
index 855c8a7e784ef6c0903eec163db316bd8d499e25..fb1b487a0861f2dc2e09325dd310fd99c7c8056b 100644
--- a/tests/run_test_matlab.m
+++ b/tests/run_test_matlab.m
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ else
   fprintf(fid,':number-failed-tests: 0\n');
   fprintf(fid,':list-of-passed-tests: %s\n', [name '.mod']);
 end
-fprintf(fid,':cputime: %f\n', ecput);
+fprintf(fid,':elapsed-time: %f\n', ecput);
 fclose(fid);
 warning off
 exit
diff --git a/tests/run_test_octave.m b/tests/run_test_octave.m
index e9ca0d3d1068e187410f86f87773e132d2e82927..12cff43516e7f8dcf47c8bb4d4725fae40279b4c 100644
--- a/tests/run_test_octave.m
+++ b/tests/run_test_octave.m
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ else
   fprintf(fid,':number-failed-tests: 0\n');
   fprintf(fid,':list-of-passed-tests: %s\n', [name '.mod']);
 end
-fprintf(fid,':cputime: %f\n', ecput);
+fprintf(fid,':elapsed-time: %f\n', ecput);
 fclose(fid);
 
 ## Local variables: