diff --git a/test/Makefile.am b/test/Makefile.am
index 2e7f243..245853f 100644
--- a/test/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/Makefile.am
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ TESTDATA=4x6.pcf 8x16.pcf out.expected fonts.conf.in
 
 if FREETYPE_PCF_LONG_FAMILY_NAMES
 out.expected: $(srcdir)/out.expected-long-family-names
-	cp $(srcdir)/out.expected-long-family-names out.expected
+	cp $(srcdir)/out.expected-long-family-names $(builddir)/out.expected
 else
 out.expected: $(srcdir)/out.expected-no-long-family-names
-	cp $(srcdir)/out.expected-no-long-family-names out.expected
+	cp $(srcdir)/out.expected-no-long-family-names $(builddir)/out.expected
 endif
 
 AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir) -I$(top_builddir)
diff --git a/test/run-test.sh b/test/run-test.sh
index 5dc4c83..be2cc92 100644
--- a/test/run-test.sh
+++ b/test/run-test.sh
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ check () {
   echo "=" >> out
   $FCLIST - family pixelsize | sort >> out
   tr -d '\015' <out >out.tmp; mv out.tmp out
-  if cmp out $EXPECTED > /dev/null ; then : ; else
+  if cmp out $TESTDIR/$EXPECTED > /dev/null ; then : ; else
     echo "*** Test failed: $TEST"
     echo "*** output is in 'out', expected output in '$EXPECTED'"
     exit 1