diff --git a/libasn1fix/Makefile.am b/libasn1fix/Makefile.am
index 44131d7a..71df46a9 100644
--- a/libasn1fix/Makefile.am
+++ b/libasn1fix/Makefile.am
@@ -39,5 +39,6 @@ check_crange_LDADD = $(noinst_LTLIBRARIES)		\
 
 check_PROGRAMS = check_crange check_fixer
 
+TESTS_ENVIRONMENT = ASN1_TESTS_DIR=${top_srcdir}/tests
 TESTS = ${check_PROGRAMS}
 
diff --git a/libasn1fix/check_fixer.c b/libasn1fix/check_fixer.c
index ff4d19ce..4a616e0c 100644
--- a/libasn1fix/check_fixer.c
+++ b/libasn1fix/check_fixer.c
@@ -58,9 +58,14 @@ main(int ac, char **av) {
 	 * Go into a directory with tests.
 	 */
 	if(ac <= 1) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "Testing in " TOP_SRCDIR_S "/tests...\n");
-		ret = chdir(TOP_SRCDIR_S "/tests");
-		assert(ret == 0);
+        const char *asn1_tests_dir = getenv("ASN1_TESTS_DIR");
+        if(!asn1_tests_dir)
+            asn1_tests_dir = TOP_SRCDIR_S "/tests";
+        fprintf(stderr, "Testing in %s...\n", asn1_tests_dir);
+        ret = chdir(asn1_tests_dir);
+        if(ret == -1)
+            fprintf(stderr, "%s: %s\n", asn1_tests_dir, strerror(errno));
+        assert(ret == 0);
 #ifdef	_WIN32
 		dir = _findfirst("*.asn1", &c_file);
 		assert(dir != -1L);