diff --git a/tests/data/test1013 b/tests/data/test1013
index 6637c4bcd..cae5fb8bd 100644
--- a/tests/data/test1013
+++ b/tests/data/test1013
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Compare curl --version with curl-config --protocols
 --version
 </command>
 <postcheck>
-%SRCDIR/libtest/test1013.pl %SRCDIR/../curl-config log/stdout1013 protocols
+%SRCDIR/libtest/test1013.pl ../curl-config log/stdout1013 protocols
 </postcheck>
 </client>
 
diff --git a/tests/data/test1014 b/tests/data/test1014
index bb3f8ab15..47238d713 100644
--- a/tests/data/test1014
+++ b/tests/data/test1014
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Compare curl --version with curl-config --features
 --version
 </command>
 <postcheck>
-%SRCDIR/libtest/test1013.pl %SRCDIR/../curl-config log/stdout1014 features
+%SRCDIR/libtest/test1013.pl ../curl-config log/stdout1014 features
 </postcheck>
 </client>
 
diff --git a/tests/ftpserver.pl b/tests/ftpserver.pl
index fe916e423..02a048f13 100644
--- a/tests/ftpserver.pl
+++ b/tests/ftpserver.pl
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ sub sysread_or_die {
 }
 
 sub startsf {
-    my $cmd="$srcdir/server/sockfilt --port $port --logfile log/sockctrl$ftpdnum$ext.log --pidfile .sockfilt$ftpdnum$ext.pid $ipv6";
+    my $cmd="./server/sockfilt --port $port --logfile log/sockctrl$ftpdnum$ext.log --pidfile .sockfilt$ftpdnum$ext.pid $ipv6";
     $sfpid = open2(*SFREAD, *SFWRITE, $cmd);
 
     print STDERR "$cmd\n" if($verbose);
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ sub PASV_command {
 
     # We fire up a new sockfilt to do the data transfer for us.
     $slavepid = open2(\*DREAD, \*DWRITE,
-                      "$srcdir/server/sockfilt --port 0 --logfile log/sockdata$ftpdnum$ext.log --pidfile $pidf $ipv6");
+                      "./server/sockfilt --port 0 --logfile log/sockdata$ftpdnum$ext.log --pidfile $pidf $ipv6");
 
     print DWRITE "PING\n";
     my $pong;
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ sub PORT_command {
 
     # We fire up a new sockfilt to do the data transfer for us.
     # FIX: make it use IPv6 if need be
-    my $filtcmd="$srcdir/server/sockfilt --connect $port --addr $addr --logfile log/sockdata$ftpdnum$ext.log --pidfile .sockdata$ftpdnum$ext.pid $ipv6";
+    my $filtcmd="./server/sockfilt --connect $port --addr $addr --logfile log/sockdata$ftpdnum$ext.log --pidfile .sockdata$ftpdnum$ext.pid $ipv6";
     $slavepid = open2(\*DREAD, \*DWRITE, $filtcmd);
 
     print STDERR "$filtcmd\n" if($verbose);
diff --git a/tests/httpserver.pl b/tests/httpserver.pl
index cb49fa918..ae1bcec28 100755
--- a/tests/httpserver.pl
+++ b/tests/httpserver.pl
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use strict;
 
 my $verbose=0; # set to 1 for debugging
 
-my $srcdir=".";
+my $dir=".";
 my $port = 8999; # just a default
 my $ipv6;
 my $pid=".http.pid"; # name of the pidfile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ do {
         $verbose=1;
     }
     elsif($ARGV[0] eq "-d") {
-        $srcdir=$ARGV[1];
+        $dir=$ARGV[1];
         shift @ARGV;
     }
     elsif($ARGV[0] eq "-p") {
@@ -33,4 +33,4 @@ do {
     }
 } while(shift @ARGV);
 
-exec("$srcdir/server/sws --pidfile $pid$fork $ipv6$port $srcdir");
+exec("server/sws --pidfile $pid$fork $ipv6$port $dir");
diff --git a/tests/runtests.pl b/tests/runtests.pl
index fbe33017e..f2ed1650d 100755
--- a/tests/runtests.pl
+++ b/tests/runtests.pl
@@ -86,11 +86,11 @@ my $SSHPORT; # SCP/SFTP
 my $SOCKSPORT; # SOCKS4/5 port
 
 my $srcdir = $ENV{'srcdir'} || '.';
-my $CURL="$srcdir/../src/curl"; # what curl executable to run on the tests
-my $DBGCURL=$CURL; #"$srcdir/../src/.libs/curl";  # alternative for debugging
+my $CURL="../src/curl"; # what curl executable to run on the tests
+my $DBGCURL=$CURL; #"../src/.libs/curl";  # alternative for debugging
 my $LOGDIR="log";
 my $TESTDIR="$srcdir/data";
-my $LIBDIR="$srcdir/libtest";
+my $LIBDIR="./libtest";
 my $SERVERIN="$LOGDIR/server.input"; # what curl sent the server
 my $SERVER2IN="$LOGDIR/server2.input"; # what curl sent the second server
 my $CURLLOG="$LOGDIR/curl.log"; # all command lines run
@@ -1000,7 +1000,7 @@ sub runtftpserver {
     if($ipv6) {
         $flag .="--ipv6 ";
     }
-    $cmd="$srcdir/server/tftpd --pidfile $pidfile $flag $port";
+    $cmd="./server/tftpd --pidfile $pidfile $flag $port";
 
     unlink($pidfile);