diff --git a/Lib/test/test_tools.py b/Lib/test/test_tools.py
index 3b89178ad18b..7a25069f9607 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_tools.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_tools.py
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ if not sysconfig.is_python_build():
     # and run the tests in that case too?
     raise unittest.SkipTest('test irrelevant for an installed Python')
 
-srcdir = sysconfig.get_config_var('srcdir')
-basepath = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), srcdir, 'Tools')
+basepath = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(__file__))),
+                        'Tools')
 scriptsdir = os.path.join(basepath, 'scripts')