diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a5aae612e..59255e45f 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ LT_INIT
 AC_PROG_INSTALL
 AC_PROG_EGREP
 AC_PROG_AWK
-AC_PROG_LEX
+AC_PROG_LEX(noyywrap)
 AC_PROG_YACC
 AM_PATH_PYTHON(,,[:])
 AC_PATH_PROG([PERL], [perl], [], [$PATH:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin])
diff --git a/scripts/test.sh b/scripts/test.sh
index 0b1c4859b..589199cc4 100755
--- a/scripts/test.sh
+++ b/scripts/test.sh
@@ -325,8 +325,6 @@ freebsd)
 			--with-printf-hooks=builtin --enable-attr-sql --enable-sql
 			--enable-farp"
 	DEPS="git gmp openldap24-client libxml2 mysql80-client sqlite3 unbound ldns tpm2-tss"
-	export GPERF=/usr/local/bin/gperf
-	export LEX=/usr/local/bin/flex
 	;;
 fuzzing)
 	CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -DNO_CHECK_MEMWIPE"