diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/strace/strace_6.15.bb b/meta/recipes-devtools/strace/strace_6.15.bb
index d8ac2a53d0..2093c92eb3 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/strace/strace_6.15.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/strace/strace_6.15.bb
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ do_install_ptest() {
 	mkdir -p ${D}${PTEST_PATH}/src
 	install -m 755 ${S}/build-aux/test-driver ${D}${PTEST_PATH}/build-aux/
 	install -m 644 ${B}/src/config.h ${D}${PTEST_PATH}/src/
-	sed -e '/^src/s/strace.*[0-9]/ptest/' \
+	sed -e 's/^srcdir = .*/srcdir = ..\/..\/ptest\/tests/' \
 	    -e "/^TEST_LOG_DRIVER =/s|(top_srcdir)|(top_builddir)|" \
 	    -i ${D}/${PTEST_PATH}/${TESTDIR}/Makefile
 }