diff --git a/tests/base/test_aliasing.lua b/tests/base/test_aliasing.lua
index 27e9e43f51..712df9854a 100644
--- a/tests/base/test_aliasing.lua
+++ b/tests/base/test_aliasing.lua
@@ -5,60 +5,61 @@
 --
 
 	local suite = test.declare("premake_alias")
+	local m = {}
 
 	local p = premake
 
 
 	function suite.setup()
-		suite.testfunc = function()
+		m.testfunc = function()
 			return 48
 		end
-		suite.aliased = nil
-		suite.aliased2 = nil
+		m.aliased = nil
+		m.aliased2 = nil
 	end
 
 
 	function suite.returnsOriginalFunction_onNoAlias()
-		local scope, f = p.resolveAlias(suite, "testfunc")
+		local scope, f = p.resolveAlias(m, "testfunc")
 		test.isequal("testfunc", f)
 	end
 
 
 	function suite.pointsAliasToOriginalFunction()
-		p.alias(suite, "testfunc", "aliased")
-		test.isequal(48, suite.aliased())
+		p.alias(m, "testfunc", "aliased")
+		test.isequal(48, m.aliased())
 	end
 
 
 	function suite.returnsOriginalFunction_onAlias()
-		p.alias(suite, "testfunc", "aliased")
-		local scope, f = p.resolveAlias(suite, "aliased")
+		p.alias(m, "testfunc", "aliased")
+		local scope, f = p.resolveAlias(m, "aliased")
 		test.isequal("testfunc", f)
 	end
 
 
 	function suite.returnsOriginalFunction_onChainedAliases()
-		p.alias(suite, "testfunc", "aliased")
-		p.alias(suite, "aliased", "aliased2")
-		local scope, f = p.resolveAlias(suite, "aliased2")
+		p.alias(m, "testfunc", "aliased")
+		p.alias(m, "aliased", "aliased2")
+		local scope, f = p.resolveAlias(m, "aliased2")
 		test.isequal("testfunc", f)
 	end
 
 
 	function suite.overrideResolvesAliases()
-		p.alias(suite, "testfunc", "aliased")
-		p.override(suite, "aliased", function(base)
+		p.alias(m, "testfunc", "aliased")
+		p.override(m, "aliased", function(base)
 			return base() + 1
 		end)
-		test.isequal(49, suite.testfunc())
+		test.isequal(49, m.testfunc())
 	end
 
 
 	function suite.aliasTracksOverrides()
-		p.alias(suite, "testfunc", "aliased")
-		p.override(suite, "testfunc", function(base)
+		p.alias(m, "testfunc", "aliased")
+		p.override(m, "testfunc", function(base)
 			return base() + 1
 		end)
-		test.isequal(49, suite.aliased())
+		test.isequal(49, m.aliased())
 	end