diff --git a/t/t5505-remote.sh b/t/t5505-remote.sh
index e592c0bcde..187a5206e1 100755
--- a/t/t5505-remote.sh
+++ b/t/t5505-remote.sh
@@ -951,8 +951,8 @@ test_expect_success '"remote show" does not show symbolic refs' '
 	(
 		cd three &&
 		git remote show origin >output &&
-		! grep "^ *HEAD$" < output &&
-		! grep -i stale < output
+		! grep "^ *HEAD$" <output &&
+		! grep -i stale <output
 	)
 '
 
@@ -1155,7 +1155,7 @@ test_expect_success !WITH_BREAKING_CHANGES 'migrate a remote from named file in
 	(
 		cd six &&
 		git remote rm origin &&
-		mkdir .git/branches &&
+		mkdir -p .git/branches &&
 		echo "$origin_url#main" >.git/branches/origin &&
 		git remote rename origin origin &&
 		test_path_is_missing .git/branches/origin &&
@@ -1170,8 +1170,8 @@ test_expect_success !WITH_BREAKING_CHANGES 'migrate a remote from named file in
 	(
 		cd seven &&
 		git remote rm origin &&
-		mkdir .git/branches &&
-		echo "quux#foom" > .git/branches/origin &&
+		mkdir -p .git/branches &&
+		echo "quux#foom" >.git/branches/origin &&
 		git remote rename origin origin &&
 		test_path_is_missing .git/branches/origin &&
 		test "$(git config remote.origin.url)" = "quux" &&
diff --git a/t/t5516-fetch-push.sh b/t/t5516-fetch-push.sh
index 46926e7bbd..d37cc7f486 100755
--- a/t/t5516-fetch-push.sh
+++ b/t/t5516-fetch-push.sh
@@ -933,8 +933,8 @@ test_expect_success !WITH_BREAKING_CHANGES 'fetch with branches' '
 	mk_empty testrepo &&
 	git branch second $the_first_commit &&
 	git checkout second &&
-	mkdir testrepo/.git/branches &&
-	echo ".." > testrepo/.git/branches/branch1 &&
+	mkdir -p testrepo/.git/branches &&
+	echo ".." >testrepo/.git/branches/branch1 &&
 	(
 		cd testrepo &&
 		git fetch branch1 &&
@@ -947,8 +947,8 @@ test_expect_success !WITH_BREAKING_CHANGES 'fetch with branches' '
 
 test_expect_success !WITH_BREAKING_CHANGES 'fetch with branches containing #' '
 	mk_empty testrepo &&
-	mkdir testrepo/.git/branches &&
-	echo "..#second" > testrepo/.git/branches/branch2 &&
+	mkdir -p testrepo/.git/branches &&
+	echo "..#second" >testrepo/.git/branches/branch2 &&
 	(
 		cd testrepo &&
 		git fetch branch2 &&
@@ -964,8 +964,8 @@ test_expect_success !WITH_BREAKING_CHANGES 'push with branches' '
 	git checkout second &&
 
 	test_when_finished "rm -rf .git/branches" &&
-	mkdir .git/branches &&
-	echo "testrepo" > .git/branches/branch1 &&
+	mkdir -p .git/branches &&
+	echo "testrepo" >.git/branches/branch1 &&
 
 	git push branch1 &&
 	(
@@ -980,8 +980,8 @@ test_expect_success !WITH_BREAKING_CHANGES 'push with branches containing #' '
 	mk_empty testrepo &&
 
 	test_when_finished "rm -rf .git/branches" &&
-	mkdir .git/branches &&
-	echo "testrepo#branch3" > .git/branches/branch2 &&
+	mkdir -p .git/branches &&
+	echo "testrepo#branch3" >.git/branches/branch2 &&
 
 	git push branch2 &&
 	(
@@ -1511,7 +1511,7 @@ EOF
 	git init no-thin &&
 	git --git-dir=no-thin/.git config receive.unpacklimit 0 &&
 	git push no-thin/.git refs/heads/main:refs/heads/foo &&
-	echo modified >> path1 &&
+	echo modified >>path1 &&
 	git commit -am modified &&
 	git repack -adf &&
 	rcvpck="git receive-pack --reject-thin-pack-for-testing" &&