diff --git a/tests/clean-tests.sh b/tests/clean-tests.sh
index eda16e32..d8157ab5 100755
--- a/tests/clean-tests.sh
+++ b/tests/clean-tests.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ if [ -z "$TOP" ]; then
 	TOP=$(readlink -f "$SCRIPT_DIR/../")
 	if [ -f "$TOP/configure.ac" ]; then
 		# inside git
-		TEST_TOP="$TOP/tests/"
+		TEST_TOP="$TOP/tests"
 		INTERNAL_BIN="$TOP"
 	else
 		# external, defaults to system binaries
diff --git a/tests/cli-tests.sh b/tests/cli-tests.sh
index d302a93e..d8cd0672 100755
--- a/tests/cli-tests.sh
+++ b/tests/cli-tests.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ if [ -z "$TOP" ]; then
 	TOP=$(readlink -f "$SCRIPT_DIR/../")
 	if [ -f "$TOP/configure.ac" ]; then
 		# inside git
-		TEST_TOP="$TOP/tests/"
+		TEST_TOP="$TOP/tests"
 		INTERNAL_BIN="$TOP"
 	else
 		# external, defaults to system binaries
diff --git a/tests/convert-tests.sh b/tests/convert-tests.sh
index f6c94043..24b3ec0d 100755
--- a/tests/convert-tests.sh
+++ b/tests/convert-tests.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ if [ -z "$TOP" ]; then
 	TOP=$(readlink -f "$SCRIPT_DIR/../")
 	if [ -f "$TOP/configure.ac" ]; then
 		# inside git
-		TEST_TOP="$TOP/tests/"
+		TEST_TOP="$TOP/tests"
 		INTERNAL_BIN="$TOP"
 	else
 		# external, defaults to system binaries
diff --git a/tests/fsck-tests.sh b/tests/fsck-tests.sh
index 8fbc2b4b..15e3d8d5 100755
--- a/tests/fsck-tests.sh
+++ b/tests/fsck-tests.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ if [ -z "$TOP" ]; then
 	TOP=$(readlink -f "$SCRIPT_DIR/../")
 	if [ -f "$TOP/configure.ac" ]; then
 		# inside git
-		TEST_TOP="$TOP/tests/"
+		TEST_TOP="$TOP/tests"
 		INTERNAL_BIN="$TOP"
 	else
 		# external, defaults to system binaries
diff --git a/tests/fuzz-tests.sh b/tests/fuzz-tests.sh
index ae738710..0ba8f1e1 100755
--- a/tests/fuzz-tests.sh
+++ b/tests/fuzz-tests.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ if [ -z "$TOP" ]; then
 	TOP=$(readlink -f "$SCRIPT_DIR/../")
 	if [ -f "$TOP/configure.ac" ]; then
 		# inside git
-		TEST_TOP="$TOP/tests/"
+		TEST_TOP="$TOP/tests"
 		INTERNAL_BIN="$TOP"
 	else
 		# external, defaults to system binaries
diff --git a/tests/misc-tests.sh b/tests/misc-tests.sh
index 3e7b9e9b..3b49ab01 100755
--- a/tests/misc-tests.sh
+++ b/tests/misc-tests.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ if [ -z "$TOP" ]; then
 	TOP=$(readlink -f "$SCRIPT_DIR/../")
 	if [ -f "$TOP/configure.ac" ]; then
 		# inside git
-		TEST_TOP="$TOP/tests/"
+		TEST_TOP="$TOP/tests"
 		INTERNAL_BIN="$TOP"
 	else
 		# external, defaults to system binaries
diff --git a/tests/mkfs-tests.sh b/tests/mkfs-tests.sh
index e76a805b..150f094f 100755
--- a/tests/mkfs-tests.sh
+++ b/tests/mkfs-tests.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ if [ -z "$TOP" ]; then
 	TOP=$(readlink -f "$SCRIPT_DIR/../")
 	if [ -f "$TOP/configure.ac" ]; then
 		# inside git
-		TEST_TOP="$TOP/tests/"
+		TEST_TOP="$TOP/tests"
 		INTERNAL_BIN="$TOP"
 	else
 		# external, defaults to system binaries