diff --git a/test/Makefile.am b/test/Makefile.am
index 29f9741c..992c68c3 100644
--- a/test/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,17 @@
-AM_TESTS_ENVIRONMENT = make -C test_root/;
-TESTS		     = checkself.sh
-TESTS		     += test_start_stop_service/test.sh
+EXTRA_DIST		 = lib.sh testenv_exec.sh testenv_start.sh
+EXTRA_DIST		+= test_root/Makefile test_root/busybox-x86_64.md5
+EXTRA_DIST		+= test_root/bin/chrootsetup.sh
+EXTRA_DIST		+= checkself.sh
+EXTRA_DIST		+= setup_root.sh
+EXTRA_DIST		+= teardown_root.sh
+EXTRA_DIST		+= test_start_stop_service/test.sh
+EXTRA_DIST		+= test_start_stop_service/service.sh
 
-clean-local:
-	make -C test_root/ clean
+AM_TESTS_ENVIRONMENT	 = TESTS_ROOT='$(builddir)/test_root/';
+AM_TESTS_ENVIRONMENT	+= export TESTS_ROOT;
+AM_TESTS_ENVIRONMENT	+= export LD_LIBRARY_PATH;
+
+TESTS			 = checkself.sh
+TESTS			+= setup_root.sh
+TESTS			+= test_start_stop_service/test.sh
+TESTS			+= teardown_root.sh
diff --git a/test/checkself.sh b/test/checkself.sh
index 07405ced..b42091e9 100755
--- a/test/checkself.sh
+++ b/test/checkself.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-set -eux
+set -eu
+
+testdir="${srcdir:-$(dirname "$0")}"
 
 # shellcheck disable=SC2046
-shellcheck $(find ./ -name '*.sh')
+shellcheck $(find "$testdir" -name '*.sh')
diff --git a/test/lib.sh b/test/lib.sh
index afa2d6f1..7902bae1 100755
--- a/test/lib.sh
+++ b/test/lib.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 texec() {
     # shellcheck disable=SC2154
-    "$TEST_DIR/testenv_exec.sh" "$finit_pid" "$@"
+    TESTS_ROOT=. "$TEST_DIR/testenv_exec.sh" "$finit_pid" "$@"
 }
 
 pause() {
@@ -75,14 +75,16 @@ teardown() {
     else
         log "$fg_red" 'TEST FAIL' ''
     fi
-    texec kill -SIGUSR2 1
+    if [ -n "${finit_pid+x}" ]; then
+        texec kill -SIGUSR2 1
+    fi
 
     wait
 }
 
 trap teardown EXIT
 
-FINIT_CONF=$(grep FINIT_CONF "$TEST_DIR/../config.h" | cut -d' ' -f3 | cut -d'"' -f2)
+FINIT_CONF=$(grep FINIT_CONF "$TESTS_ROOT/../config.h" | cut -d' ' -f3 | cut -d'"' -f2)
 export FINIT_CONF
 FINIT_CONF_DIR="$(dirname "$FINIT_CONF")"/finit.d
 export FINIT_CONF_DIR
diff --git a/test/setup_root.sh b/test/setup_root.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..a00f1244
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/setup_root.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -eu
+
+# shellcheck disable=SC2154
+"$srcdir"/../configure --prefix=/
+make
+make DESTDIR="$(pwd)/test_root/" install
+
+mkdir -p test_root/bin
+cp "${srcdir}/test_root/bin/chrootsetup.sh" test_root/bin
+cp "${srcdir}/test_root/busybox-x86_64.md5" test_root/
+cp "${srcdir}/test_root/Makefile" test_root/
+
+make -C test_root/
diff --git a/test/teardown_root.sh b/test/teardown_root.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..5cf2eb1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/teardown_root.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -eu
+
+if [ -d test_root/var/lock ]; then
+    chmod +r test_root/var/lock
+fi
+make -C test_root/ clean
diff --git a/test/test_root/Makefile b/test/test_root/Makefile
index 29dd7d68..99b23c2e 100644
--- a/test/test_root/Makefile
+++ b/test/test_root/Makefile
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 ARCH ?= x86_64
 
-FINITBIN   ?= ../../src/finit
-INITCTLBIN ?= ../../src/initctl
+FINITBIN   ?= ./sbin/finit
+INITCTLBIN ?= ./sbin/initctl
 
 BBVER ?= 1.31.0
 BBBIN  = busybox-$(ARCH)
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ dirs = ./dev \
 _libs_src = $(shell ldd $(FINITBIN) | grep -Eo '/[^ ]+')
 libs = $(foreach path,$(_libs_src),.$(path))
 
-all: $(binaries) $(dirs) ./sbin/finit ./bin/initctl
+all: $(binaries) $(dirs) $(libs)
 
 $(dirs):
 	mkdir -p $@
@@ -55,19 +55,12 @@ $(binaries): ./bin/$(BBBIN)
 	  rm -f $(notdir $@); \
 	  ln -s $(BBBIN) $(notdir $@)
 
-./sbin/finit: $(FINITBIN) $(libs)
-	cp $< $@
-
-./bin/initctl: $(INITCTLBIN) $(libs)
-	cp $< $@
-
 $(libs):
 	mkdir -p $(dir $@)
 	cp /$@ $@
 
 clean:
 	rm -f ./bin/$(BBBIN)
-	rm -f ./bin/initctl
 	rm -rf $(binaries)
 	rm -rf ./dev
 	rm -rf ./etc
diff --git a/test/test_start_stop_service/test.sh b/test/test_start_stop_service/test.sh
index d4146e4a..68eb7e1b 100755
--- a/test/test_start_stop_service/test.sh
+++ b/test/test_start_stop_service/test.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ assert_num_children() {
 
 # Test
 say 'Set up a service'
-cp "$TEST_DIR"/test_start_stop_service/service.sh "$TEST_DIR"/test_root/test_assets/
+cp "$TEST_DIR"/test_start_stop_service/service.sh "$TESTS_ROOT"/test_assets/
 texec sh -c "echo 'service [2345] kill:20 log /test_assets/service.sh' > $FINIT_CONF"
 
 say 'Reload Finit'
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@ texec kill -SIGHUP 1
 retry 'assert_num_children 0 service.sh'
 
 # Teardown
-rm -f test_root/bin/service.sh
+rm -f "$TESTS_ROOT"/bin/service.sh
diff --git a/test/testenv_exec.sh b/test/testenv_exec.sh
index 5243c142..cfb51053 100755
--- a/test/testenv_exec.sh
+++ b/test/testenv_exec.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ target="$1"
 shift
 
 TEST_DIR=$(dirname "$0")
-TESTS_ROOT="$(pwd)/${TEST_DIR}/test_root"
+TESTS_ROOT="${TESTS_ROOT:-$(pwd)/${TEST_DIR}/test_root}"
 
 nsenter=$(command -v nsenter)
 chroot=$(command -v chroot)
diff --git a/test/testenv_start.sh b/test/testenv_start.sh
index 5c8cee8d..ebf7258c 100755
--- a/test/testenv_start.sh
+++ b/test/testenv_start.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 set -eu
 
 TEST_DIR=$(dirname "$0")
-TESTS_ROOT="$(pwd)/${TEST_DIR}/test_root"
+TESTS_ROOT="${TESTS_ROOT:-$(pwd)/${TEST_DIR}/test_root}"
 
 >&2 echo "Hint: Execute '${TEST_DIR}/testenv_exec.sh \$(pgrep -P $$) /bin/sh; reset' to enter the test namespace"