diff --git a/src/tests/kits/app/bmessenger/SMTarget.cpp b/src/tests/kits/app/bmessenger/SMTarget.cpp
index cc47312aa5..3584e2176b 100644
--- a/src/tests/kits/app/bmessenger/SMTarget.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/kits/app/bmessenger/SMTarget.cpp
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ RemoteSMTarget::RemoteSMTarget(bool preferred)
 	BString unescapedTestDir(BTestShell::GlobalTestDir());
 	unescapedTestDir.CharacterEscape(" \t\n!\"'`$&()?*+{}[]<>|", '\\');
 	string remoteApp(unescapedTestDir.String());
-	remoteApp += "/kits/app/SMRemoteTargetApp ";
+	remoteApp += "/../kits/app/SMRemoteTargetApp ";
 	remoteApp += portName;
 	if (preferred)
 		remoteApp += " preferred";
diff --git a/src/tests/kits/app/common/AppRunner.cpp b/src/tests/kits/app/common/AppRunner.cpp
index ffcf053a47..5abd4ed1b1 100644
--- a/src/tests/kits/app/common/AppRunner.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/kits/app/common/AppRunner.cpp
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ find_test_app(const char *testApp, BString *path)
 	if (error == B_OK) {
 		*path = BTestShell::GlobalTestDir();
 		path->CharacterEscape(" \t\n!\"'`$&()?*+{}[]<>|", '\\');
-		*path += "/kits/app/";
+		*path += "/../kits/app/";
 		*path += testApp;
 		#ifdef TEST_R5
 			*path += "_r5";
diff --git a/src/tests/kits/app/common/PipedAppRunner.cpp b/src/tests/kits/app/common/PipedAppRunner.cpp
index 098e8fdd67..2d8d30572f 100644
--- a/src/tests/kits/app/common/PipedAppRunner.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/kits/app/common/PipedAppRunner.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ PipedAppRunner::Run(const char *command, const char *args, bool findCommand)
 	if (findCommand) {
 		appPath = BTestShell::GlobalTestDir();
 		appPath.CharacterEscape(" \t\n!\"'`$&()?*+{}[]<>|", '\\');
-		appPath += "/kits/app/";
+		appPath += "/../kits/app/";
 		appPath += command;
 		#ifdef TEST_R5
 			appPath += "_r5";