diff --git a/mk/tests.mk b/mk/tests.mk
index 21754a9f51d..310dec8de79 100644
--- a/mk/tests.mk
+++ b/mk/tests.mk
@@ -502,12 +502,13 @@ ifeq ($(CFG_ADB_DEVICE),true)
 CTEST_COMMON_ARGS$(1)-T-$(2)-H-$(3) :=						\
 		--compile-lib-path $$(HLIB$(1)_H_$(3))				\
         --run-lib-path $$(TLIB$(1)_T_$(2)_H_$(3))			\
-        --rustc-path $$(HBIN$(1)_H_$(3))/rustc$$(X_$(3))			\
-        --aux-base $$(S)src/test/auxiliary/                 \
+        --rustc-path $$(HBIN$(1)_H_$(3))/rustc$$(X_$(3))	\
+        --aux-base $$(S)src/test/auxiliary/					\
         --stage-id stage$(1)-$(2)							\
         --host $(CFG_BUILD_TRIPLE)                          \
         --target $(2)                                       \
         --adb-path=$(CFG_ADB_PATH)                          \
+        --adb-test-dir=$(CFG_ADB_TEST_DIR)                  \
         --rustcflags "$(RUSTC_FLAGS_$(2)) $$(CFG_RUSTC_FLAGS) --target=$(2)" \
         $$(CTEST_TESTARGS)
 
@@ -516,7 +517,7 @@ else
 CTEST_COMMON_ARGS$(1)-T-$(2)-H-$(3) :=						\
 		--compile-lib-path $$(HLIB$(1)_H_$(3))				\
         --run-lib-path $$(TLIB$(1)_T_$(2)_H_$(3))			\
-        --rustc-path $$(HBIN$(1)_H_$(3))/rustc$$(X_$(3))			\
+        --rustc-path $$(HBIN$(1)_H_$(3))/rustc$$(X_$(3))	\
         --aux-base $$(S)src/test/auxiliary/                 \
         --stage-id stage$(1)-$(2)							\
         --host $(CFG_BUILD_TRIPLE)                          \
diff --git a/src/compiletest/common.rs b/src/compiletest/common.rs
index 73322fe1bde..87a7dae5a7f 100644
--- a/src/compiletest/common.rs
+++ b/src/compiletest/common.rs
@@ -70,9 +70,12 @@ pub struct config {
     // Target System to be executed
     target: ~str,
 
-    // Extra parameter to run arm-linux-androideabi
+    // Extra parameter to run adb on arm-linux-androideabi
     adb_path: ~str,
 
+    // Extra parameter to run test sute on arm-linux-androideabi
+    adb_test_dir: ~str,
+
     // check if can be run or not
     flag_runnable: bool,
 
diff --git a/src/compiletest/compiletest.rc b/src/compiletest/compiletest.rc
index 70e09fc7bab..5575c01a906 100644
--- a/src/compiletest/compiletest.rc
+++ b/src/compiletest/compiletest.rc
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ pub fn parse_config(args: ~[~str]) -> config {
           getopts::optflag(~"newrt"),
           getopts::optopt(~"host"),
           getopts::optopt(~"target"),
-          getopts::optopt(~"adb-path")
+          getopts::optopt(~"adb-path"),
+          getopts::optopt(~"adb-test-dir")
          ];
 
     assert!(!args.is_empty());
@@ -100,6 +101,7 @@ pub fn parse_config(args: ~[~str]) -> config {
         host: opt_str(getopts::opt_maybe_str(matches, ~"host")),
         target: opt_str(getopts::opt_maybe_str(matches, ~"target")),
         adb_path: opt_str(getopts::opt_maybe_str(matches, ~"adb-path")),
+        adb_test_dir: opt_str(getopts::opt_maybe_str(matches, ~"adb-test-dir")),
         flag_runnable:
             if (getopts::opt_maybe_str(matches, ~"host") ==
                 getopts::opt_maybe_str(matches, ~"target")) { true }
@@ -136,6 +138,7 @@ pub fn log_config(config: config) {
     logv(c, fmt!("host: %s", config.host));
     logv(c, fmt!("target: %s", config.target));
     logv(c, fmt!("adb_path: %s", config.adb_path));
+    logv(c, fmt!("adb_test_dir: %s", config.adb_test_dir));
     logv(c, fmt!("flag_runnable: %b", config.flag_runnable));
     logv(c, fmt!("verbose: %b", config.verbose));
     logv(c, fmt!("\n"));
diff --git a/src/compiletest/runtest.rs b/src/compiletest/runtest.rs
index ad128f4529c..142460fe0dc 100644
--- a/src/compiletest/runtest.rs
+++ b/src/compiletest/runtest.rs
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ fn exec_compiled_test(config: config, props: TestProps,
 
                 // copy to target
                 let copy_result = procsrv::run(~"", config.adb_path,
-                    ~[~"push", args.prog, ~"/system/tmp"],
+                    ~[~"push", args.prog, config.adb_test_dir],
                     ~[(~"",~"")], Some(~""));
 
                 if config.verbose {
@@ -534,16 +534,13 @@ fn exec_compiled_test(config: config, props: TestProps,
 
                 let mut newcmd_out = ~"";
                 let mut newcmd_err = ~"";
-                newcmd_out.push_str(~"LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/system/tmp; ");
-                newcmd_err.push_str(~"LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/system/tmp; ");
-                newcmd_out.push_str(~"export LD_LIBRARY_PATH; ");
-                newcmd_err.push_str(~"export LD_LIBRARY_PATH; ");
-                newcmd_out.push_str(~"cd /system/tmp; ");
-                newcmd_err.push_str(~"cd /system/tmp; ");
-                newcmd_out.push_str("./");
-                newcmd_err.push_str("./");
-                newcmd_out.push_str(prog_short);
-                newcmd_err.push_str(prog_short);
+                newcmd_out.push_str(fmt!(
+                    "LD_LIBRARY_PATH=%s; export LD_LIBRARY_PATH; cd %s; ./%s",
+                    config.adb_test_dir, config.adb_test_dir, prog_short));
+
+                newcmd_err.push_str(fmt!(
+                    "LD_LIBRARY_PATH=%s; export LD_LIBRARY_PATH; cd %s; ./%s",
+                    config.adb_test_dir, config.adb_test_dir, prog_short));
 
                 for vec::each(subargs) |tv| {
                     newcmd_out.push_str(" ");
@@ -617,7 +614,7 @@ fn compose_and_run_compiler(
                         if (file.filetype() == Some(~".so")) {
 
                             let copy_result = procsrv::run(~"", config.adb_path,
-                                ~[~"push", file.to_str(), ~"/system/tmp"],
+                                ~[~"push", file.to_str(), config.adb_test_dir],
                                 ~[(~"",~"")], Some(~""));
 
                             if config.verbose {