diff --git a/tests/gem5/fs/linux/arm/run.py b/tests/gem5/fs/linux/arm/run.py
index f0ba9bd68f..a0d782bcd4 100644
--- a/tests/gem5/fs/linux/arm/run.py
+++ b/tests/gem5/fs/linux/arm/run.py
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ def run_test(root):
 
 config = sys.argv[1]
 os.environ['M5_PATH'] = sys.argv[2]
+gem5_root = sys.argv[3]
 
 # path setup
-gem5_root = joinpath(os.path.dirname(__file__), '..', '..', '..', '..', '..')
 sys.path.append(joinpath(gem5_root, 'configs'))
 tests_root = joinpath(gem5_root, 'tests')
 sys.path.append(joinpath(tests_root, 'gem5', 'configs'))
diff --git a/tests/gem5/fs/linux/arm/test.py b/tests/gem5/fs/linux/arm/test.py
index 80a2af69e9..33ca33e4dd 100644
--- a/tests/gem5/fs/linux/arm/test.py
+++ b/tests/gem5/fs/linux/arm/test.py
@@ -97,7 +97,8 @@ arm_fs_binaries = DownloadedArchive(url, path, tarball)
 for name in arm_fs_quick_tests:
     args = [
         joinpath(config.base_dir, 'tests', 'gem5', 'configs', name + '.py'),
-        path
+        path,
+        config.base_dir
     ]
     gem5_verify_config(
         name=name,
@@ -112,7 +113,8 @@ for name in arm_fs_quick_tests:
 for name in arm_fs_long_tests:
     args = [
         joinpath(config.base_dir, 'tests', 'gem5', 'configs', name + '.py'),
-        path
+        path,
+        config.base_dir
     ]
     gem5_verify_config(
         name=name,