diff --git a/tests/vm/tgorge.nim b/tests/vm/tgorge.nim
index aeaf54df8c..596f5d667c 100644
--- a/tests/vm/tgorge.nim
+++ b/tests/vm/tgorge.nim
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ template getScriptDir(): string =
   parentDir(instantiationInfo(-1, true).filename)
 
 const
-  execName = when defined(windows): "tgorge.bat" else: "./tgorge.sh"
+  execName = when defined(windows): "tgorge.bat" else: "sh tgorge.sh"
   relOutput = gorge(execName)
   absOutput = gorge(getScriptDir() / execName)
 
 doAssert relOutput == "gorge test"
-doAssert absOutput == "gorge test"
\ No newline at end of file
+doAssert absOutput == "gorge test"
diff --git a/tests/vm/tgorge.sh b/tests/vm/tgorge.sh
old mode 100755
new mode 100644