diff --git a/tests/Makefile b/tests/Makefile
index c44b06c16..8ae2c229c 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile
+++ b/tests/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ SRC_SPRITE = make_sprite.c bitmap.c murmur3.c
 CFLAGS = -Wall -g
 CC = gcc
 INCLUDE = -I $(includedir)/freetype2
-LIBS = -lpng -lharfbuzz -lbz2 -ldl
+LIBS = -lpng -ldl
 
 all: tests
 
diff --git a/tests/runme.sh b/tests/runme.sh
index 7c929fc89..9ed209e93 100755
--- a/tests/runme.sh
+++ b/tests/runme.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ FT_TEST_RENDER_MODE=${FT_TEST_RENDER_MODE:-AA RGB}
 FT_TEST_PT_SIZE=${FT_TEST_PT_SIZE:-16 20}
 
 FT_TEST_BASE_DIR=${FT_TEST_BASE_DIR:-$HOME/base}
-FT_TEST_TEST_DIR=${FT_TEST_TEST_DIR:-../..}
+FT_TEST_TEST_DIR=${FT_TEST_TEST_DIR:-..}
 
 FT_TEST_BASE_DLL=${FT_TEST_BASE_DLL:-$FT_TEST_BASE_DIR/objs/.libs/libfreetype.so}
 FT_TEST_TEST_DLL=${FT_TEST_TEST_DLL:-$FT_TEST_TEST_DIR/objs/.libs/libfreetype.so}