diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/coreplugin.qbs b/src/plugins/coreplugin/coreplugin.qbs
index 64de0677438..8afe2f0aa8f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/coreplugin.qbs
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/coreplugin.qbs
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ Project {
                 "locator/locator_test.cpp"
             ]
 
-            cpp.defines: outer.concat(['SRCDIR="' + FileInfo.path(filePath) + '"'])
+            cpp.defines: outer.concat(['SRCDIR="' + path + "/locator" + '"'])
         }
 
         Group {