diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 4bd3ff9c6..a93bcf91f 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ add_executable( unit
   ${TEST_SRCS}
 )
 
+add_definitions(-DASSIMP_TEST_MODELS_DIR="${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/models")
+
 SET_PROPERTY( TARGET assimp PROPERTY DEBUG_POSTFIX ${CMAKE_DEBUG_POSTFIX} )
 
 add_dependencies( unit gtest )
diff --git a/test/unit/utColladaExportCamera.cpp b/test/unit/utColladaExportCamera.cpp
index 0ebdb0163..8735c626e 100644
--- a/test/unit/utColladaExportCamera.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/utColladaExportCamera.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ TEST_F(ColladaExportCamera, testExportCamera)
 {
     const char* file = "cameraExp.dae";
 
-    const aiScene* pTest = im->ReadFile("../test/models/Collada/cameras.dae",0);
+    const aiScene* pTest = im->ReadFile(ASSIMP_TEST_MODELS_DIR "/Collada/cameras.dae",0);
     ASSERT_TRUE(pTest!=NULL);
     ASSERT_TRUE(pTest->HasCameras());
 
diff --git a/test/unit/utColladaExportLight.cpp b/test/unit/utColladaExportLight.cpp
index bac35954c..ee17b77e0 100644
--- a/test/unit/utColladaExportLight.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/utColladaExportLight.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ TEST_F(ColladaExportLight, testExportLight)
 {
     const char* file = "cameraExp.dae";
 
-    const aiScene* pTest = im->ReadFile("../test/models/Collada/lights.dae",0);
+    const aiScene* pTest = im->ReadFile(ASSIMP_TEST_MODELS_DIR "/Collada/lights.dae",0);
     ASSERT_TRUE(pTest!=NULL);
     ASSERT_TRUE(pTest->HasLights());
 
diff --git a/test/unit/utExport.cpp b/test/unit/utExport.cpp
index ac2a081fc..f34429338 100644
--- a/test/unit/utExport.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/utExport.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ public:
         ex = new Assimp::Exporter();
         im = new Assimp::Importer();
 
-        pTest = im->ReadFile("../../test/models/X/test.x",0);
+        pTest = im->ReadFile(ASSIMP_TEST_MODELS_DIR "/X/test.x",0);
     }
 
     virtual void TearDown()
diff --git a/test/unit/utImporter.cpp b/test/unit/utImporter.cpp
index d6090fafe..0b300b9b4 100644
--- a/test/unit/utImporter.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/utImporter.cpp
@@ -219,13 +219,13 @@ TEST_F(ImporterTest, testMultipleReads)
         aiProcess_OptimizeMeshes |
         aiProcess_OptimizeGraph;
 
-    EXPECT_TRUE(pImp->ReadFile("../test/models/X/test.x",flags));
-    //EXPECT_TRUE(pImp->ReadFile("../../test/models/X/dwarf.x",flags)); # is in nonbsd
-    EXPECT_TRUE(pImp->ReadFile("../test/models/X/Testwuson.X",flags));
-    EXPECT_TRUE(pImp->ReadFile("../test/models/X/anim_test.x",flags));
-    //EXPECT_TRUE(pImp->ReadFile("../../test/models/X/dwarf.x",flags)); # is in nonbsd
+    EXPECT_TRUE(pImp->ReadFile(ASSIMP_TEST_MODELS_DIR "/X/test.x",flags));
+    //EXPECT_TRUE(pImp->ReadFile(ASSIMP_TEST_MODELS_DIR "/X/dwarf.x",flags)); # is in nonbsd
+    EXPECT_TRUE(pImp->ReadFile(ASSIMP_TEST_MODELS_DIR "/X/Testwuson.X",flags));
+    EXPECT_TRUE(pImp->ReadFile(ASSIMP_TEST_MODELS_DIR "/X/anim_test.x",flags));
+    //EXPECT_TRUE(pImp->ReadFile(ASSIMP_TEST_MODELS_DIR "/X/dwarf.x",flags)); # is in nonbsd
 
-    EXPECT_TRUE(pImp->ReadFile("../test/models/X/anim_test.x",flags));
-    EXPECT_TRUE(pImp->ReadFile("../test/models/X/BCN_Epileptic.X",flags));
-    //EXPECT_TRUE(pImp->ReadFile("../../test/models/X/dwarf.x",flags)); # is in nonbsd
+    EXPECT_TRUE(pImp->ReadFile(ASSIMP_TEST_MODELS_DIR "/X/anim_test.x",flags));
+    EXPECT_TRUE(pImp->ReadFile(ASSIMP_TEST_MODELS_DIR "/X/BCN_Epileptic.X",flags));
+    //EXPECT_TRUE(pImp->ReadFile(ASSIMP_TEST_MODELS_DIR "/X/dwarf.x",flags)); # is in nonbsd
 }