diff --git a/bin/tests/db/Makefile.in b/bin/tests/db/Makefile.in
index 97110e2762..c22f1dd568 100644
--- a/bin/tests/db/Makefile.in
+++ b/bin/tests/db/Makefile.in
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ t_db: t_db.@O@
 	${LIBTOOL} ${CC} -o $@ t_db.@O@ ${LIBS}
 
 test:
-	-@./t_db -c @top_srcdir@/t_config -a
+	-@./t_db -c @top_srcdir@/t_config -b @srcdir@ -a
 
 testhelp:
 	@./t_db -h
diff --git a/bin/tests/dst/Makefile.in b/bin/tests/dst/Makefile.in
index 21bba2ca45..00c3d33099 100644
--- a/bin/tests/dst/Makefile.in
+++ b/bin/tests/dst/Makefile.in
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ t_dst: t_dst.@O@ ${DEPLIBS} ${TLIB}
 	${LIBTOOL} ${CC} -o $@ t_dst.@O@  ${TLIB} ${LIBS}
 
 test:
-	-@ ./t_dst -a
+	-@ ./t_dst -b @srcdir@ -a
 
 clean distclean::
 	rm -f ${TARGETS}
diff --git a/bin/tests/master/Makefile.in b/bin/tests/master/Makefile.in
index 4b7caa82aa..4b08a8dcbb 100644
--- a/bin/tests/master/Makefile.in
+++ b/bin/tests/master/Makefile.in
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ t_master: t_master.@O@
 	${LIBTOOL} ${CC} -o $@ t_master.@O@ ${LIBS}
 
 test:
-	-@ ./t_master -c @top_srcdir@/t_config -a
+	-@ ./t_master -c @top_srcdir@/t_config -b @srcdir@ -a
 
 testhelp:
 	@./t_master -h
diff --git a/bin/tests/mem/Makefile.in b/bin/tests/mem/Makefile.in
index cd4e0fba56..d8e3336e90 100644
--- a/bin/tests/mem/Makefile.in
+++ b/bin/tests/mem/Makefile.in
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ t_mem: t_mem.@O@ ${DEPLIBS}
 	${LIBTOOL} ${CC} -o $@ t_mem.@O@ ${LIBS}
 
 test:
-	-@./t_mem -c @top_srcdir@/t_config
+	-@./t_mem -c @top_srcdir@/t_config -b @srcdir@ -a
 
 testhelp:
 	@./t_mem -h
diff --git a/bin/tests/names/Makefile.in b/bin/tests/names/Makefile.in
index fb1e630623..444dd9d8cf 100644
--- a/bin/tests/names/Makefile.in
+++ b/bin/tests/names/Makefile.in
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ t_names: t_names.@O@
 	${LIBTOOL} ${CC} -o $@ t_names.@O@ ${LIBS}
 
 test:
-	-@./t_names -c @top_srcdir@/t_config -a
+	-@./t_names -c @top_srcdir@/t_config -b @srcdir@ -a
 
 testhelp:
 	@./t_names -h
diff --git a/bin/tests/rbt/Makefile.in b/bin/tests/rbt/Makefile.in
index f2f41f9fee..3f6746b555 100644
--- a/bin/tests/rbt/Makefile.in
+++ b/bin/tests/rbt/Makefile.in
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ t_rbt: t_rbt.@O@
 	${LIBTOOL} ${CC} -o $@ t_rbt.@O@ ${LIBS}
 
 test:
-	-@./t_rbt -c @top_srcdir@/t_config -a
+	-@./t_rbt -c @top_srcdir@/t_config -b @srcdir@ -a
 
 testhelp:
 	@./t_rbt -h
diff --git a/bin/tests/tasks/Makefile.in b/bin/tests/tasks/Makefile.in
index 3ce016254a..d2ac09a2c5 100644
--- a/bin/tests/tasks/Makefile.in
+++ b/bin/tests/tasks/Makefile.in
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ t_tasks: t_tasks.@O@ ${DEPLIBS}
 	${LIBTOOL} ${CC} -o $@ t_tasks.@O@ ${LIBS}
 
 test:
-	-@./t_tasks -c @top_srcdir@/t_config
+	-@./t_tasks -c @top_srcdir@/t_config -b @srcdir@ -a
 
 testhelp:
 	@./t_tasks -h
diff --git a/bin/tests/timers/Makefile.in b/bin/tests/timers/Makefile.in
index 41f3317501..1e82bfc275 100644
--- a/bin/tests/timers/Makefile.in
+++ b/bin/tests/timers/Makefile.in
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ t_timers: t_timers.@O@
 	${LIBTOOL} ${CC} -o $@ t_timers.@O@ ${LIBS}
 
 test:
-	-@./t_timers -c @top_srcdir@/t_config -q 60
+	-@./t_timers -c @top_srcdir@/t_config -b @srcdir@ -q 60 -a
 
 testhelp:
 	@./t_timers -h