diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/241 b/tests/qemu-iotests/241
index 58b64ebf41..8dae8d39e4 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/241
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/241
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
 status=1 # failure is the default!
 
-nbd_unix_socket=$TEST_DIR/test_qemu_nbd_socket
-
 _cleanup()
 {
     _cleanup_test_img
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/common.nbd b/tests/qemu-iotests/common.nbd
index 24b01b60aa..a8cae8fe2c 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/common.nbd
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/common.nbd
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #
 
-nbd_unix_socket="${TEST_DIR}/qemu-nbd.sock"
+nbd_unix_socket="${SOCK_DIR}/qemu-nbd.sock"
 nbd_tcp_addr="127.0.0.1"
 nbd_pid_file="${TEST_DIR}/qemu-nbd.pid"
 nbd_stderr_fifo="${TEST_DIR}/qemu-nbd.fifo"