diff --git a/test/api.sh b/test/api.sh
index c94e4c5..17b141d 100755
--- a/test/api.sh
+++ b/test/api.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 set -ex
-. ${srcdir}/test.rc
+if [ x"${srcdir}" = x ]; then
+    srcdir=.
+fi
+g. ${srcdir}/test.rc
 
 export MSG="no-openlog-apitest"
 
diff --git a/test/local.sh b/test/local.sh
index dea1e2b..af5888e 100755
--- a/test/local.sh
+++ b/test/local.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+if [ x"${srcdir}" = x ]; then
+    srcdir=.
+fi
 . ${srcdir}/test.rc
 
 MSG="foobar"
diff --git a/test/remote.sh b/test/remote.sh
index 2b8f78a..7496aa8 100755
--- a/test/remote.sh
+++ b/test/remote.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 set -ex
+if [ x"${srcdir}" = x ]; then
+    srcdir=.
+fi
 . ${srcdir}/test.rc
 
 MSG="kilroy"
diff --git a/test/start.sh b/test/start.sh
index dee0a61..368b5b3 100755
--- a/test/start.sh
+++ b/test/start.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-. ${srcdir}/test.rc
-
 if [ x"${srcdir}" = x ]; then
     srcdir=.
 fi
+. ${srcdir}/test.rc
 
 mkdir -p ${CONFD}
 cat <<EOF > ${CONF}
diff --git a/test/stop.sh b/test/stop.sh
index e26e3a8..efd23bf 100755
--- a/test/stop.sh
+++ b/test/stop.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+if [ x"${srcdir}" = x ]; then
+    srcdir=.
+fi
 . ${srcdir}/test.rc
 
 if [ -e ${PID} ]; then