diff --git a/t/t9150-svk-mergetickets.sh b/t/t9150-svk-mergetickets.sh
index 8000c347b4c..dd0c2bad24d 100755
--- a/t/t9150-svk-mergetickets.sh
+++ b/t/t9150-svk-mergetickets.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ test_description='git-svn svk merge tickets'
 . ./lib-git-svn.sh
 
 test_expect_success 'load svk depot' "
-	svnadmin load -q '$rawsvnrepo' < '../t9150/svk-merge.dump' &&
+	svnadmin load -q '$rawsvnrepo' \
+	  < '$TEST_DIRECTORY/t9150/svk-merge.dump' &&
 	git svn init --minimize-url -R svkmerge \
 	  -T trunk -b branches '$svnrepo' &&
 	git svn fetch --all
diff --git a/t/t9151-svn-mergeinfo.sh b/t/t9151-svn-mergeinfo.sh
index 7eb36e599ce..9bee516358b 100755
--- a/t/t9151-svn-mergeinfo.sh
+++ b/t/t9151-svn-mergeinfo.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ test_description='git-svn svn mergeinfo properties'
 . ./lib-git-svn.sh
 
 test_expect_success 'load svn dump' "
-	svnadmin load -q '$rawsvnrepo' < '../t9151/svn-mergeinfo.dump' &&
+	svnadmin load -q '$rawsvnrepo' \
+	  < '$TEST_DIRECTORY/t9151/svn-mergeinfo.dump' &&
 	git svn init --minimize-url -R svnmerge \
 	  -T trunk -b branches '$svnrepo' &&
 	git svn fetch --all