diff --git a/nls/Makefile.am b/nls/Makefile.am
index 0eced4cd..bef2d2b8 100644
--- a/nls/Makefile.am
+++ b/nls/Makefile.am
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ locale.dir: locale.dir.pre
 
 if HAVE_PERL
 TESTS_ENVIRONMENT = $(PERL)
-TESTS = $(srcdir)/compose-check.pl
+TESTS = compose-check.pl
 endif HAVE_PERL