diff --git a/tests/fate-run.sh b/tests/fate-run.sh
index 9e872b2bb1..a3938dc085 100755
--- a/tests/fate-run.sh
+++ b/tests/fate-run.sh
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ ffmpeg(){
         [ x${arg} = x-i ] && ffmpeg_args="${ffmpeg_args} ${dec_opts}"
         ffmpeg_args="${ffmpeg_args} ${arg}"
     done
-    run ./ffmpeg${PROGSUF} ${ffmpeg_args}
+    run ffmpeg${PROGSUF} ${ffmpeg_args}
 }
 
 framecrc(){