diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/buildoptions.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/buildoptions.py
index 25d14f7c7a..95fd2f01ec 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/buildoptions.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/buildoptions.py
@@ -197,7 +197,8 @@ class ArchiverTest(oeSelfTest):
         self.write_config("INHERIT += \"archiver\"\nARCHIVER_MODE[src] = \"original\"\nARCHIVER_MODE[srpm] = \"1\"")
         res = bitbake("xcursor-transparent-theme", ignore_status=True)
         self.assertEqual(res.status, 0, "\nCouldn't build xcursortransparenttheme.\nbitbake output %s" % res.output)
-        pkgs_path = g.glob(str(self.builddir) + "/tmp/deploy/sources/allarch*/xcurs*")
+        deploy_dir_src = get_bb_var('DEPLOY_DIR_SRC')
+        pkgs_path = g.glob(str(deploy_dir_src) + "/allarch*/xcurs*")
         src_file_glob = str(pkgs_path[0]) + "/xcursor*.src.rpm"
         tar_file_glob = str(pkgs_path[0]) + "/xcursor*.tar.gz"
-        self.assertTrue((g.glob(src_file_glob) and g.glob(tar_file_glob)), "Couldn't find .src.rpm and .tar.gz files under tmp/deploy/sources/allarch*/xcursor*")
+        self.assertTrue((g.glob(src_file_glob) and g.glob(tar_file_glob)), "Couldn't find .src.rpm and .tar.gz files under %s/allarch*/xcursor*" % deploy_dir_src)