diff --git a/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl b/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl
index bee48ed1e17..177752948d5 100755
--- a/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl
+++ b/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl
@@ -1375,7 +1375,7 @@ sub command_line_setup {
       # Add the location for libmysqld.dll to the path.
       my $separator= ";";
       my $lib_mysqld=
-        mtr_path_exists(vs_config_dirs('libmysqld',''));
+        mtr_path_exists("$bindir/lib", vs_config_dirs('libmysqld',''));
       if ( IS_CYGWIN )
       {
 	$lib_mysqld= posix_path($lib_mysqld);