diff --git a/test-suite/paths.scm b/test-suite/paths.scm
index cdec3cd8a..4946af8de 100644
--- a/test-suite/paths.scm
+++ b/test-suite/paths.scm
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 (define-module (test-suite paths))
-(define-public datadir "/usr/local/guile/guile-modules/test-suite")
+(define-public datadir (string-append (getenv "HOME") "/guile-modules/test-suite"))