diff --git a/gimp.spec b/gimp.spec
index 17b792c..6ab1899 100644
--- a/gimp.spec
+++ b/gimp.spec
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ ln -snf gimprc-%{binver}.5 %{buildroot}/%{_mandir}/man5/gimprc.5
 %check
 # skip tests known to be problematic in a specific version
 %if "%version" == "%skip_checks_version"
-pushd tests
+pushd app/tests
 for problematic in %skip_checks; do
     rm -f "$problematic"
     cat << EOF > "$problematic"