diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qsystemsemaphore/tst_qsystemsemaphore.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qsystemsemaphore/tst_qsystemsemaphore.cpp
index b0f517d10f5..b5ff20a65cc 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qsystemsemaphore/tst_qsystemsemaphore.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qsystemsemaphore/tst_qsystemsemaphore.cpp
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ private:
 };
 
 tst_QSystemSemaphore::tst_QSystemSemaphore()
-    : m_helperBinary("acquirerelease_helper")
+    : m_helperBinary("./acquirerelease_helper")
 {
 }