diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/context.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/context.py
index 496730ddbe..10a8872871 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/context.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/context.py
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ from oeqa.runtime.loader import OERuntimeTestLoader
 
 class OERuntimeTestContext(OETestContext):
     loaderClass = OERuntimeTestLoader
+    runtime_files_dir = os.path.join(
+                        os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), "files")
 
     def __init__(self, td, logger, target, packages_manifest):
         super(OERuntimeTestContext, self).__init__(td, logger)
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime_cases/files/hellomod.c b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/files/hellomod.c
similarity index 100%
rename from meta/lib/oeqa/runtime_cases/files/hellomod.c
rename to meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/files/hellomod.c
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime_cases/files/hellomod_makefile b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/files/hellomod_makefile
similarity index 100%
rename from meta/lib/oeqa/runtime_cases/files/hellomod_makefile
rename to meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/files/hellomod_makefile
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime_cases/files/testmakefile b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/files/testmakefile
similarity index 100%
rename from meta/lib/oeqa/runtime_cases/files/testmakefile
rename to meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/files/testmakefile