--- a/nashorn/test/src/jdk/nashorn/internal/test/framework/TestHelper.java	Thu Jul 17 16:47:06 2014 +0530
+++ b/nashorn/test/src/jdk/nashorn/internal/test/framework/TestHelper.java	Fri Jul 18 16:53:17 2014 +0530
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@
 public abstract class TestHelper {
 
     public static final String TEST_ROOT   = "test";
-    public static final String BUILD_ROOT  = "build/test";
+    public static final String BUILD_ROOT =
+        System.getProperty("build.dir", "build") + File.separator + "test";
     public static final String TEST_PREFIX = TEST_ROOT + File.separator;
 
     private TestHelper() {