diff --git a/src/up-self-test.c b/src/up-self-test.c
index f64ecf5..f9f3cf7 100644
--- a/src/up-self-test.c
+++ b/src/up-self-test.c
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
 	if (g_file_test ("../etc/UPower.conf", G_FILE_TEST_EXISTS))
 		g_setenv ("UPOWER_CONF_FILE_NAME", "../etc/UPower.conf", TRUE);
 	else
-		g_setenv ("UPOWER_CONF_FILE_NAME", "../../etc/UPower.conf", TRUE);
+		g_setenv ("UPOWER_CONF_FILE_NAME", "../../../etc/UPower.conf", TRUE);
 
 	/* tests go here */
 	g_test_add_func ("/power/backend", up_test_backend_func);