diff --git a/test/api.sh b/test/api.sh
index 81e0623..1a273c0 100755
--- a/test/api.sh
+++ b/test/api.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-. ./start.sh
+if [ x"${srcdir}" = x ]; then
+    srcdir=.
+fi
+. ${srcdir}/start.sh
 
 export MSG="no-openlog-apitest"
 
diff --git a/test/fwd.sh b/test/fwd.sh
index 927c405..7b32184 100755
--- a/test/fwd.sh
+++ b/test/fwd.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # Test FWD between two syslogd, second binds 127.0.0.2:5555
-. ./start.sh
+if [ x"${srcdir}" = x ]; then
+    srcdir=.
+fi
+. ${srcdir}/start.sh
 
 MSG="fwd and allow"
 
diff --git a/test/local.sh b/test/local.sh
index 721fb55..1797574 100755
--- a/test/local.sh
+++ b/test/local.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-. ./start.sh
+if [ x"${srcdir}" = x ]; then
+    srcdir=.
+fi
+. ${srcdir}/start.sh
 
 MSG="foobar"
 MSG2="xyzzy"
diff --git a/test/mark.sh b/test/mark.sh
index 406cbe8..3067977 100755
--- a/test/mark.sh
+++ b/test/mark.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/sh -e
 # Test '-- MARK --' in log, depends on fwd.sh
-. ./start.sh
+if [ x"${srcdir}" = x ]; then
+    srcdir=.
+fi
+. ${srcdir}/start.sh
 
 check_mark()
 {
diff --git a/test/remote.sh b/test/remote.sh
index 590f425..1cb9e3a 100755
--- a/test/remote.sh
+++ b/test/remote.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-. ./start.sh
+if [ x"${srcdir}" = x ]; then
+    srcdir=.
+fi
+. ${srcdir}/start.sh
 
 MSG="kilroy"