diff --git a/bin/tests/system/statschannel/tests.sh b/bin/tests/system/statschannel/tests.sh
index 509a402df3..d39b076aae 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/statschannel/tests.sh
+++ b/bin/tests/system/statschannel/tests.sh
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 # See the COPYRIGHT file distributed with this work for additional
 # information regarding copyright ownership.
 
+SYSTEMTESTTOP=..
 # shellcheck source=conf.sh
 . "$SYSTEMTESTTOP/conf.sh"