diff --git a/test/variables.sh.in b/test/variables.sh.in
index a574067e..f33976ad 100644
--- a/test/variables.sh.in
+++ b/test/variables.sh.in
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ top_srcdir=@TOP_SRCDIR@
 PYTHON=@PYTHON@
 # we need a different tmp for each script since make can run tests in parallel
 tmp=$top_srcdir/test/tmp-$$
-test_images=$top_srcdir/test/images
+test_images=$top_srcdir/test/test-suite/images
 image=$test_images/йцук.jpg
 mkdir -p $tmp
 vips=$top_srcdir/tools/vips