diff --git a/mysql-test/CMakeLists.txt b/mysql-test/CMakeLists.txt
index 1eb22c37..e200d4eb 100644
--- a/mysql-test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/mysql-test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ INSTALL(
 ENDIF()
 
 
+# Expand some paths in the perl script correctly
+CONFIGURE_FILE(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/mysql-test-run.pl ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/mysql-test-run.pl @ONLY)
+
 IF(NOT ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR} STREQUAL ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})
   # Enable running mtr from build directory
   FIND_PROGRAM(PERL_EXECUTABLE perl
diff --git a/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl b/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl
index 05a504da..9cdc2cda 100755
--- a/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl
+++ b/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl
@@ -1626,7 +1626,7 @@ sub command_line_setup {
   my $path_share = $path_language;
 
   @share_locations =
-    ("share/mysql-" . $mysql_base_version, "share/mysql", "share");
+    ("@INSTALL_MYSQLSHAREDIR@", "share/mysql-" . $mysql_base_version, "share/mysql", "share");
 
   $path_charsetsdir = my_find_dir($basedir, \@share_locations, "charsets");