diff --git a/test/run-unit-tests.py b/test/run-unit-tests.py
index 314182d980a..4b180cc8df0 100755
--- a/test/run-unit-tests.py
+++ b/test/run-unit-tests.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later
 
 import argparse
-import glob
 import os
 import pathlib
 import subprocess
@@ -33,9 +32,11 @@ def argument_parser():
 
 opts = argument_parser().parse_args()
 
-tests = glob.glob('/usr/lib/systemd/tests/test-*')
+unittestdir = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent.absolute()
+
+tests = list(unittestdir.glob('test-*'))
 if opts.unsafe:
-    tests += glob.glob('/usr/lib/systemd/tests/unsafe/test-*')
+    tests += unittestdir.glob('unsafe/test-*')
 
 if not opts.artifact_directory and os.getenv('ARTIFACT_DIRECTORY'):
     opts.artifact_directory = os.getenv('ARTIFACT_DIRECTORY')