diff --git a/ext/mysqli/tests/connect.inc b/ext/mysqli/tests/connect.inc
index fb538558bb6..2fcf4ff0fff 100644
--- a/ext/mysqli/tests/connect.inc
+++ b/ext/mysqli/tests/connect.inc
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 		$user = "root";
 		$passwd = "";
 	} else {
-		$path =  realpath('./ext/mysqli/tests');
+		$path =  dirname(__FILE__);
 		$host = $user = $passwd = NULL;
 		$args = array(
 					"--datadir=$path",