diff --git a/test/lit/lit.cfg.py b/test/lit/lit.cfg.py
index 79d9f641b49..b337bddcd9f 100644
--- a/test/lit/lit.cfg.py
+++ b/test/lit/lit.cfg.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 config.suffixes = ['.wat', '.wast', '.test']
 
 config.test_source_root = os.path.dirname(__file__)
-config.test_exec_root = os.path.join(config.binaryen_build_root, 'test')
+config.test_exec_root = os.path.join(config.binaryen_build_root, 'out', 'test')
 
 config.environment = dict(os.environ)