diff --git a/legacy/elementary/src/tests/Makefile.am b/legacy/elementary/src/tests/Makefile.am
index 551a2556ed..a33bfa5fbd 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/src/tests/Makefile.am
+++ b/legacy/elementary/src/tests/Makefile.am
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+AM_TESTS_ENVIRONMENT = \
+	ELM_DATA_DIR=${top_builddir}/data
+
 AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS     = 1.4 foreign
 MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = Makefile.in
 EXTRA_DIST = \