diff --git a/test/Jamfile.v2 b/test/Jamfile.v2
index 1c2dec79..4c739c4a 100644
--- a/test/Jamfile.v2
+++ b/test/Jamfile.v2
@@ -85,8 +85,10 @@ run unordered/copy_tests.cpp : : : <define>BOOST_UNORDERED_USE_MOVE : bmove_copy
 run unordered/move_tests.cpp : : : <define>BOOST_UNORDERED_USE_MOVE : bmove_move ;
 run unordered/assign_tests.cpp : : : <define>BOOST_UNORDERED_USE_MOVE : bmove_assign ;
 
+path-constant BOOST_UNORDERED_TEST_DIR : . ;
+
 run unordered/serialization_tests.cpp 
-    :
+    : $(BOOST_UNORDERED_TEST_DIR)
     : 
     : <define>BOOST_UNORDERED_ENABLE_SERIALIZATION_COMPATIBILITY_V0
       <warnings>off # Boost.Serialization headers are not warning-free
diff --git a/test/unordered/serialization_tests.cpp b/test/unordered/serialization_tests.cpp
index 2e1ed200..0cd25b11 100644
--- a/test/unordered/serialization_tests.cpp
+++ b/test/unordered/serialization_tests.cpp
@@ -105,6 +105,9 @@ namespace {
     }
   }
 
+  // used by legacy_serialization_test, passed as argv[1]
+  const char* test_dir=".";
+
   using test::default_generator;
 
   std::pair<
@@ -175,8 +178,8 @@ namespace {
     for(int i = 0; i < sizeof(sizes)/sizeof(sizes[0]); ++i) {
       char filename[1024];
       std::sprintf(
-        filename, "./legacy_archives/%s_%d.%s",
-        lc.second, (int)sizes[i], la.second);
+        filename, "%s/legacy_archives/%s_%d.%s",
+        test_dir, lc.second, (int)sizes[i], la.second);
       std::ifstream ifs(filename);
       Archive ia(ifs);
       Container c;
@@ -215,4 +218,12 @@ namespace {
 #endif
 }
 
-RUN_TESTS()
+int main(int argc, char* argv[])
+{
+  if (argc > 1) test_dir = argv[1];
+
+  BOOST_UNORDERED_TEST_COMPILER_INFO()
+  ::test::get_state().run_tests();
+  return boost::report_errors();
+}
+