diff --git a/tests/test_build_gettext.py b/tests/test_build_gettext.py
index 9edacf538..23a5ef806 100644
--- a/tests/test_build_gettext.py
+++ b/tests/test_build_gettext.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ from nose.tools import assert_true, assert_in, assert_equal
 from util import with_app, gen_with_app, SkipTest
 
 
-@gen_with_app('gettext')
+@gen_with_app('gettext', srcdir='root-gettext')
 def test_all(app, status, warning):
     # Generic build; should fail only when the builder is horribly broken.
     app.builder.build_all()
diff --git a/tests/test_environment.py b/tests/test_environment.py
index 4776bbd66..115795453 100644
--- a/tests/test_environment.py
+++ b/tests/test_environment.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ warnings = []
 
 def setup_module():
     global app, env
-    app = TestApp(srcdir='env-test')
+    app = TestApp(srcdir='root-envtest')
     env = app.env
     env.set_warnfunc(lambda *args: warnings.append(args))