diff --git a/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.sh b/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.sh
index 09d3511fec8..5a7ede0cba8 100644
--- a/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.sh
+++ b/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.sh
@@ -490,6 +490,7 @@ if [ x$SOURCE_DIST = x1 ] ; then
      echo "Fatal error: Cannot find embedded server 'mysqltest'" 1>&2
      exit 1
    fi
+   TESTS_BINDIR="$BASEDIR/libmysqld/examples"
  else
    MYSQLD="$VALGRIND $BASEDIR/sql/mysqld"
    if [ -f "$BASEDIR/client/.libs/lt-mysqltest" ] ; then
@@ -499,6 +500,7 @@ if [ x$SOURCE_DIST = x1 ] ; then
    else
      MYSQL_TEST="$BASEDIR/client/mysqltest"
    fi
+   TESTS_BINDIR="$BASEDIR/tests"
  fi
  if [ -f "$BASEDIR/client/.libs/mysqldump" ] ; then
    MYSQL_DUMP="$BASEDIR/client/.libs/mysqldump"
@@ -515,7 +517,6 @@ if [ x$SOURCE_DIST = x1 ] ; then
  fi
 
  CLIENT_BINDIR="$BASEDIR/client"
- TESTS_BINDIR="$BASEDIR/tests"
  MYSQLADMIN="$CLIENT_BINDIR/mysqladmin"
  WAIT_PID="$BASEDIR/extra/mysql_waitpid"
  MYSQL_MANAGER_CLIENT="$CLIENT_BINDIR/mysqlmanagerc"