diff --git a/Makefile.buildtests b/Makefile.buildtests
index e75c4d3e1..63e04ca89 100644
--- a/Makefile.buildtests
+++ b/Makefile.buildtests
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ buildsizes-diff:
 	done;
 
 buildinfo:
-	@echo 'PROJECT: $(PROJECT)'
+	@echo 'APPLICATION: $(APPLICATION)'
 	@echo 'BOARD:   $(BOARD)'
 	@echo 'CPU:     $(CPU)'
 	@echo 'MCU:     $(MCU)'
diff --git a/tests/test_bitarithm_timings/Makefile b/tests/test_bitarithm_timings/Makefile
index f6e731585..58406e236 100644
--- a/tests/test_bitarithm_timings/Makefile
+++ b/tests/test_bitarithm_timings/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-PROJECT = test_bitarithm_timings
+APPLICATION = test_bitarithm_timings
 include ../Makefile.tests_common
 
 include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.include
diff --git a/tests/test_struct_tm_utility/Makefile b/tests/test_struct_tm_utility/Makefile
index 01efb530a..70cd0ccce 100644
--- a/tests/test_struct_tm_utility/Makefile
+++ b/tests/test_struct_tm_utility/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-PROJECT = test_struct_tm_utility
+APPLICATION = test_struct_tm_utility
 include ../Makefile.tests_common
 
 DISABLE_MODULE += auto_init