diff --git a/tests/Makefile.am b/tests/Makefile.am
index c7209aff..99d98d6c 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/Makefile.am
@@ -194,7 +194,10 @@ CLEANFILES = $(EXTRA_PROGRAMS)
 
 AM_CFLAGS = $(DRM_CFLAGS) $(CWARNFLAGS) \
 	-I$(srcdir)/.. \
-	-I$(srcdir)/../lib
+	-I$(srcdir)/../lib \
+	-DIGT_DATADIR=\""$(abs_srcdir)"\" \
+	$(NULL)
+
 LDADD = ../lib/libintel_tools.la $(PCIACCESS_LIBS) $(DRM_LIBS) 
 
 testdisplay_SOURCES = \
diff --git a/tests/testdisplay.c b/tests/testdisplay.c
index 00d777af..df3b4d4a 100644
--- a/tests/testdisplay.c
+++ b/tests/testdisplay.c
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ static void paint_output_info(struct connector *c, struct kmstest_fb *fb)
 	}
 
 	if (qr_code)
-		paint_image(cr, "./pass.png");
+		paint_image(cr, IGT_DATADIR"/pass.png");
 
 	igt_assert(!cairo_status(cr));
 }