diff --git a/tests/vmcheck/overlay.sh b/tests/vmcheck/overlay.sh
index 27575b7f..d858a09a 100755
--- a/tests/vmcheck/overlay.sh
+++ b/tests/vmcheck/overlay.sh
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ if test -z "${INSIDE_VM:-}"; then
 
     set -x
 
-    topdir=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)
-    cd ${topdir}
+    cd ${topsrcdir}
     rm insttree -rf
     make install DESTDIR=$(pwd)/insttree
     vm_rsync
diff --git a/tests/vmcheck/sync.sh b/tests/vmcheck/sync.sh
index dc765746..f063c1cd 100755
--- a/tests/vmcheck/sync.sh
+++ b/tests/vmcheck/sync.sh
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ if test -z "${INSIDE_VM:-}"; then
 
     set -x
 
-    topdir=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)
-    cd ${topdir}
+    cd ${topsrcdir}
     rm insttree -rf
     make install DESTDIR=$(pwd)/insttree
     vm_rsync
@@ -28,5 +27,6 @@ else
     set -x
     ostree admin unlock || :
     rsync -rv /var/roothome/sync/insttree/usr/ /usr/
+    restorecon /usr/libexec/rpm-ostreed
     systemctl restart rpm-ostreed
 fi