diff --git a/tests/unit/test-qga.c b/tests/unit/test-qga.c
index d6df1ee92e..ab0b12a2dd 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test-qga.c
+++ b/tests/unit/test-qga.c
@@ -914,15 +914,14 @@ static void test_qga_guest_get_osinfo(gconstpointer data)
 {
     TestFixture fixture;
     const gchar *str;
-    gchar *cwd, *env[2];
-    QDict *ret, *val;
+    QDict *ret = NULL;
+    char *env[2];
+    QDict *val;
 
-    cwd = g_get_current_dir();
     env[0] = g_strdup_printf(
-        "QGA_OS_RELEASE=%s%ctests%cdata%ctest-qga-os-release",
-        cwd, G_DIR_SEPARATOR, G_DIR_SEPARATOR, G_DIR_SEPARATOR);
+        "QGA_OS_RELEASE=%s%c..%cdata%ctest-qga-os-release",
+        g_test_get_dir(G_TEST_DIST), G_DIR_SEPARATOR, G_DIR_SEPARATOR, G_DIR_SEPARATOR);
     env[1] = NULL;
-    g_free(cwd);
     fixture_setup(&fixture, NULL, env);
 
     ret = qmp_fd(fixture.fd, "{'execute': 'guest-get-osinfo'}");