diff --git a/source4/script/tests/selftest.sh b/source4/script/tests/selftest.sh
index 889e05193ff..0337d664a07 100755
--- a/source4/script/tests/selftest.sh
+++ b/source4/script/tests/selftest.sh
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ cd $OLD_PWD
 TEST_DATA_PREFIX=$PREFIX_ABS
 export TEST_DATA_PREFIX
 
-LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$PREFIX_ABS/bin:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
+LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$OLD_PWD/bin:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 
 TMPDIR=$PREFIX_ABS/tmp