diff --git a/qbs/imports/QtcManualtest.qbs b/qbs/imports/QtcManualtest.qbs
index cc21c8e3fa6..cfa1abc1d8f 100644
--- a/qbs/imports/QtcManualtest.qbs
+++ b/qbs/imports/QtcManualtest.qbs
@@ -17,5 +17,7 @@ QtcProduct {
         return defines;
     }
 
+    destinationDirectory: project.buildDirectory + '/'
+                          + FileInfo.relativePath(project.ide_source_tree, sourceDirectory)
     install: false
 }
diff --git a/tests/manual/pluginview/plugindialog.cpp b/tests/manual/pluginview/plugindialog.cpp
index 9a0af5d449e..05e9bede88e 100644
--- a/tests/manual/pluginview/plugindialog.cpp
+++ b/tests/manual/pluginview/plugindialog.cpp
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     QObject::connect(&app, &QCoreApplication::aboutToQuit,
                      &manager, &ExtensionSystem::PluginManager::shutdown);
     PluginDialog dialog;
-    manager.setPluginPaths(QStringList() << "plugins");
+    manager.setPluginPaths(QStringList() << app.applicationDirPath() + "/plugins");
     manager.loadPlugins();
     dialog.show();
     app.exec();
diff --git a/tests/manual/pluginview/plugins/plugin1/plugin1.qbs b/tests/manual/pluginview/plugins/plugin1/plugin1.qbs
index 631d08088d3..e709f0208ae 100644
--- a/tests/manual/pluginview/plugins/plugin1/plugin1.qbs
+++ b/tests/manual/pluginview/plugins/plugin1/plugin1.qbs
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
+import qbs.FileInfo
+
 QtcManualtest {
     name: "Manual test plugin1"
     targetName: "plugin1"
     type: [ "dynamiclibrary" ]
+    destinationDirectory: FileInfo.cleanPath(FileInfo.joinPaths(base , ".."))
 
     Depends { name: "ExtensionSystem" }
     Depends { name: "Manual test plugin2"}
diff --git a/tests/manual/pluginview/plugins/plugin2/plugin2.qbs b/tests/manual/pluginview/plugins/plugin2/plugin2.qbs
index f2cb5036f1b..4c97412990c 100644
--- a/tests/manual/pluginview/plugins/plugin2/plugin2.qbs
+++ b/tests/manual/pluginview/plugins/plugin2/plugin2.qbs
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
+import qbs.FileInfo
+
 QtcManualtest {
     name: "Manual test plugin2"
     targetName: "plugin2"
     type: [ "dynamiclibrary" ]
+    destinationDirectory: FileInfo.cleanPath(FileInfo.joinPaths(base , ".."))
 
     Depends { name: "ExtensionSystem" }
 
diff --git a/tests/manual/pluginview/plugins/plugin3/plugin3.qbs b/tests/manual/pluginview/plugins/plugin3/plugin3.qbs
index 884b850c6f9..659fcda5063 100644
--- a/tests/manual/pluginview/plugins/plugin3/plugin3.qbs
+++ b/tests/manual/pluginview/plugins/plugin3/plugin3.qbs
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
+import qbs.FileInfo
+
 QtcManualtest {
     name: "Manual test plugin3"
     targetName: "plugin3"
     type: [ "dynamiclibrary" ]
+    destinationDirectory: FileInfo.cleanPath(FileInfo.joinPaths(base , ".."))
 
     Depends { name: "ExtensionSystem" }
     Depends { name: "Manual test plugin2" }