diff --git a/tests/Makefile b/tests/Makefile
index ff5fc2b34d..7606a14b05 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile
+++ b/tests/Makefile
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ fate:: $(FATE)
 
 $(FATE) $(FATE_TESTS-no): $(FATE_UTILS:%=tests/%$(HOSTEXESUF))
 	@echo "TEST    $(@:fate-%=%)"
-	$(Q)$(SRC_PATH)/tests/fate-run.sh $@ "$(SAMPLES)" "$(TARGET_EXEC)" "$(TARGET_PATH)" '$(CMD)' '$(CMP)' '$(REF)' '$(FUZZ)' '$(THREADS)' '$(THREAD_TYPE)' '$(CPUFLAGS)' '$(CMP_SHIFT)' '$(CMP_TARGET)' '$(SIZE_TOLERANCE)' '$(CMP_UNIT)' '$(GEN)'
+	$(Q)$(SRC_PATH)/tests/fate-run.sh $@ "$(TARGET_SAMPLES)" "$(TARGET_EXEC)" "$(TARGET_PATH)" '$(CMD)' '$(CMP)' '$(REF)' '$(FUZZ)' '$(THREADS)' '$(THREAD_TYPE)' '$(CPUFLAGS)' '$(CMP_SHIFT)' '$(CMP_TARGET)' '$(SIZE_TOLERANCE)' '$(CMP_UNIT)' '$(GEN)'
 
 fate-list:
 	@printf '%s\n' $(sort $(FATE))
diff --git a/tests/fate-run.sh b/tests/fate-run.sh
index 48e9dd0bdc..35d79a6b71 100755
--- a/tests/fate-run.sh
+++ b/tests/fate-run.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ base=$(dirname $0)
 base64=tests/base64
 
 test="${1#fate-}"
-samples=$2
+target_samples=$2
 target_exec=$3
 target_path=$4
 command=$5
@@ -153,13 +153,13 @@ enc_dec(){
 lavffatetest(){
     t="${test#lavf-fate-}"
     ref=${base}/ref/lavf-fate/$t
-    ${base}/lavf-regression.sh $t lavf-fate tests/vsynth1 "$target_exec" "$target_path" "$threads" "$thread_type" "$cpuflags" "$samples"
+    ${base}/lavf-regression.sh $t lavf-fate tests/vsynth1 "$target_exec" "$target_path" "$threads" "$thread_type" "$cpuflags" "$target_samples"
 }
 
 lavftest(){
     t="${test#lavf-}"
     ref=${base}/ref/lavf/$t
-    ${base}/lavf-regression.sh $t lavf tests/vsynth1 "$target_exec" "$target_path" "$threads" "$thread_type" "$cpuflags" "$samples"
+    ${base}/lavf-regression.sh $t lavf tests/vsynth1 "$target_exec" "$target_path" "$threads" "$thread_type" "$cpuflags" "$target_samples"
 }
 
 video_filter(){
diff --git a/tests/fate/ffmpeg.mak b/tests/fate/ffmpeg.mak
index 21cdd5f4af..218f7d842b 100644
--- a/tests/fate/ffmpeg.mak
+++ b/tests/fate/ffmpeg.mak
@@ -31,18 +31,18 @@ fate-force_key_frames: CMD = enc_dec \
 FATE_SAMPLES_FFMPEG-$(call ALLYES, VOBSUB_DEMUXER DVDSUB_DECODER AVFILTER OVERLAY_FILTER DVDSUB_ENCODER) += fate-sub2video
 fate-sub2video: tests/data/vsynth2.yuv
 fate-sub2video: CMD = framecrc \
-  -f rawvideo -r 5 -s 352x288 -pix_fmt yuv420p -i tests/data/vsynth2.yuv \
-  -ss 132 -i $(SAMPLES)/sub/vobsub.idx \
-  -filter_complex "sws_flags=+accurate_rnd+bitexact;[0:0]scale=720:480[v];[v][1:0]overlay[v2]" \
+  -f rawvideo -r 5 -s 352x288 -pix_fmt yuv420p -i $(TARGET_PATH)/tests/data/vsynth2.yuv \
+  -ss 132 -i $(TARGET_SAMPLES)/sub/vobsub.idx \
+  -filter_complex "sws_flags=+accurate_rnd+bitexact\;[0:0]scale=720:480[v]\;[v][1:0]overlay[v2]" \
   -map "[v2]" -c:v rawvideo -map 1:s -c:s dvdsub
 
 FATE_FFMPEG-$(call ALLYES, PCM_S16LE_DEMUXER PCM_S16LE_MUXER PCM_S16LE_DECODER PCM_S16LE_ENCODER) += fate-unknown_layout-pcm
 fate-unknown_layout-pcm: $(AREF)
 fate-unknown_layout-pcm: CMD = md5 \
-  -guess_layout_max 0 -f s16le -ac 1 -ar 44100 -i $(AREF) -f s16le
+  -guess_layout_max 0 -f s16le -ac 1 -ar 44100 -i $(TARGET_PATH)/$(AREF) -f s16le
 
 FATE_FFMPEG-$(call ALLYES, PCM_S16LE_DEMUXER AC3_MUXER PCM_S16LE_DECODER AC3_FIXED_ENCODER) += fate-unknown_layout-ac3
 fate-unknown_layout-ac3: $(AREF)
 fate-unknown_layout-ac3: CMD = md5 \
-  -guess_layout_max 0 -f s16le -ac 1 -ar 44100 -i $(AREF) \
+  -guess_layout_max 0 -f s16le -ac 1 -ar 44100 -i $(TARGET_PATH)/$(AREF) \
   -f ac3 -flags +bitexact -c ac3_fixed
diff --git a/tests/fate/filter-audio.mak b/tests/fate/filter-audio.mak
index 92cdda81a9..b2452fc52d 100644
--- a/tests/fate/filter-audio.mak
+++ b/tests/fate/filter-audio.mak
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ fate-filter-asyncts: CMP = oneoff
 fate-filter-asyncts: REF = $(SAMPLES)/nellymoser/nellymoser-discont-async-v3.pcm
 
 FATE_FILTER-$(CONFIG_ARESAMPLE_FILTER) += fate-filter-aresample
-fate-filter-aresample: SRC = $(SAMPLES)/nellymoser/nellymoser-discont.flv
+fate-filter-aresample: SRC = $(TARGET_SAMPLES)/nellymoser/nellymoser-discont.flv
 fate-filter-aresample: CMD = pcm -analyzeduration 10000000 -i $(SRC) -af aresample=min_comp=0.001:min_hard_comp=0.1:first_pts=0
 fate-filter-aresample: CMP = oneoff
 fate-filter-aresample: REF = $(SAMPLES)/nellymoser/nellymoser-discont.pcm
diff --git a/tests/fate/filter-video.mak b/tests/fate/filter-video.mak
index 8fd3acc7ad..8871ac087a 100644
--- a/tests/fate/filter-video.mak
+++ b/tests/fate/filter-video.mak
@@ -336,17 +336,17 @@ FILTER_METADATA_COMMAND = ffprobe$(EXESUF) -of compact=p=0 -show_entries frame=p
 SCENEDETECT_DEPS = FFPROBE LAVFI_INDEV MOVIE_FILTER SELECT_FILTER SCALE_FILTER \
                    AVCODEC AVDEVICE MOV_DEMUXER SVQ3_DECODER ZLIB
 FATE_METADATA_FILTER-$(call ALLYES, $(SCENEDETECT_DEPS)) += fate-filter-metadata-scenedetect
-fate-filter-metadata-scenedetect: SRC = $(SAMPLES)/svq3/Vertical400kbit.sorenson3.mov
+fate-filter-metadata-scenedetect: SRC = $(TARGET_SAMPLES)/svq3/Vertical400kbit.sorenson3.mov
 fate-filter-metadata-scenedetect: CMD = run $(FILTER_METADATA_COMMAND) "sws_flags=+accurate_rnd+bitexact;movie='$(SRC)',select=gt(scene\,.4)"
 
 SILENCEDETECT_DEPS = FFPROBE AVDEVICE LAVFI_INDEV AMOVIE_FILTER AMR_DEMUXER AMRWB_DECODER SILENCEDETECT_FILTER
 FATE_METADATA_FILTER-$(call ALLYES, $(SILENCEDETECT_DEPS)) += fate-filter-metadata-silencedetect
-fate-filter-metadata-silencedetect: SRC = $(SAMPLES)/amrwb/seed-12k65.awb
+fate-filter-metadata-silencedetect: SRC = $(TARGET_SAMPLES)/amrwb/seed-12k65.awb
 fate-filter-metadata-silencedetect: CMD = run $(FILTER_METADATA_COMMAND) "amovie='$(SRC)',silencedetect=d=-20dB"
 
 EBUR128_METADATA_DEPS = FFPROBE AVDEVICE LAVFI_INDEV AMOVIE_FILTER FLAC_DEMUXER FLAC_DECODER EBUR128_FILTER
 FATE_METADATA_FILTER-$(call ALLYES, $(EBUR128_METADATA_DEPS)) += fate-filter-metadata-ebur128
-fate-filter-metadata-ebur128: SRC = $(SAMPLES)/filter/seq-3341-7_seq-3342-5-24bit.flac
+fate-filter-metadata-ebur128: SRC = $(TARGET_SAMPLES)/filter/seq-3341-7_seq-3342-5-24bit.flac
 fate-filter-metadata-ebur128: CMD = run $(FILTER_METADATA_COMMAND) "amovie='$(SRC)',ebur128=metadata=1"
 
 FATE_SAMPLES_FFPROBE += $(FATE_METADATA_FILTER-yes)
diff --git a/tests/fate/gif.mak b/tests/fate/gif.mak
index feda240621..3dc50b3b5f 100644
--- a/tests/fate/gif.mak
+++ b/tests/fate/gif.mak
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ fate-gif-gray: CMD = framecrc -i $(TARGET_SAMPLES)/gif/Newtons_cradle_animation_
 
 fate-gifenc%: fate-gif-color
 fate-gifenc%: PIXFMT = $(word 3, $(subst -, ,$(@)))
-fate-gifenc%: SRC = $(SAMPLES)/gif/tc217.gif
+fate-gifenc%: SRC = $(TARGET_SAMPLES)/gif/tc217.gif
 fate-gifenc%: CMD = framecrc -i $(SRC) -c:v gif -pix_fmt $(PIXFMT)
 
 FATE_GIF_ENC_PIXFMT = rgb8 bgr8 rgb4_byte bgr4_byte gray pal8
diff --git a/tests/lavf-regression.sh b/tests/lavf-regression.sh
index 9b1b69f5ac..897dc633a0 100755
--- a/tests/lavf-regression.sh
+++ b/tests/lavf-regression.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ ENC_OPTS="$ENC_OPTS -metadata title=lavftest"
 do_lavf_fate()
 {
     file=${outfile}lavf.$1
-    input="${samples}/$2"
+    input="${target_samples}/$2"
     do_avconv $file $DEC_OPTS -i "$input" $ENC_OPTS -vcodec copy -acodec copy
     do_avconv_crc $file $DEC_OPTS -i $target_path/$file $3
 }
diff --git a/tests/regression-funcs.sh b/tests/regression-funcs.sh
index 75387952e7..da17ac587f 100755
--- a/tests/regression-funcs.sh
+++ b/tests/regression-funcs.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ target_exec=$4
 target_path=$5
 threads=${6:-1}
 cpuflags=${8:-all}
-samples=$9
+target_samples=$9
 
 datadir="./tests/data"
 target_datadir="${target_path}/${datadir}"