diff --git a/tests/auto/qml/codemodel/dependencies/tst_dependencies.cpp b/tests/auto/qml/codemodel/dependencies/tst_dependencies.cpp
index 16d0aa64fcd..ef3575d77f5 100644
--- a/tests/auto/qml/codemodel/dependencies/tst_dependencies.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/qml/codemodel/dependencies/tst_dependencies.cpp
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ private:
 void tst_Dependencies::initTestCase()
 {
     QLoggingCategory::setFilterRules(QLatin1String("qtc.*.debug=false"));
-    m_path = QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath() + QLatin1Literal("/samples");
+    m_path = QLatin1Literal(TESTSRCDIR "/samples");
 
     m_basePaths.append(QLibraryInfo::location(QLibraryInfo::Qml2ImportsPath));