diff --git a/tests/tests-randomized/Makefile.am b/tests/tests-randomized/Makefile.am
index f6a04e2..99267a1 100644
--- a/tests/tests-randomized/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/tests-randomized/Makefile.am
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     FUZZ_TIME="${FUZZ_TIME}"                \
     ASAN_ENV_FLAGS="@ASAN_ENV_FLAGS@"       \
     srcdir=${srcdir}                        \
-    builddir=${builddir}                    \
+    abs_builddir=${abs_builddir}            \
     abs_top_srcdir=${abs_top_srcdir}        \
     abs_top_builddir=${abs_top_builddir}    \
     ${srcdir}/check-bundles.sh
diff --git a/tests/tests-randomized/check-bundles.sh b/tests/tests-randomized/check-bundles.sh
index abf439c..5cf892f 100755
--- a/tests/tests-randomized/check-bundles.sh
+++ b/tests/tests-randomized/check-bundles.sh
@@ -29,9 +29,10 @@
 RNDTEMP="${RNDTEMP:-.tmp.random}"
 
 srcdir="${srcdir:-.}"
-builddir="${builddir:-.}"
 abs_top_srcdir="${abs_top_srcdir:-`pwd`/../../}"
 abs_top_builddir="${abs_top_builddir:-`pwd`/../../}"
+abs_builddir="${abs_builddir:-`pwd`}"
+export abs_builddir
 MAKE="${MAKE:-make}"
 FUZZ_TIME="${FUZZ_TIME:-10}"
 
@@ -141,7 +142,7 @@
     default="$2"
     asn="$3"
 
-    "${builddir}/test-param-helper" "${param}" "${default}" "${asn}"
+    "${abs_builddir}/test-param-helper" "${param}" "${default}" "${asn}"
 }
 
 # compile_and_test "<text>" "<where found>"