diff --git a/tests/old/testsuite/bytestream/Makefile.am b/tests/old/testsuite/bytestream/Makefile.am
index 77ea585266..790dca8d84 100644
--- a/tests/old/testsuite/bytestream/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/old/testsuite/bytestream/Makefile.am
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ tests_ignore =
 test1_SOURCES = test1.c gstbstest.c
 test1_LDFLAGS = $(top_builddir)/libs/gst/bytestream/libgstbytestream.la
 
+filepadsink_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) -DTHE_FILE=\""$(top_srcdir)/configure.ac"\"
 filepadsink_LDFLAGS = $(top_builddir)/libs/gst/bytestream/libgstbytestream.la
diff --git a/testsuite/bytestream/Makefile.am b/testsuite/bytestream/Makefile.am
index 77ea585266..790dca8d84 100644
--- a/testsuite/bytestream/Makefile.am
+++ b/testsuite/bytestream/Makefile.am
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ tests_ignore =
 test1_SOURCES = test1.c gstbstest.c
 test1_LDFLAGS = $(top_builddir)/libs/gst/bytestream/libgstbytestream.la
 
+filepadsink_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) -DTHE_FILE=\""$(top_srcdir)/configure.ac"\"
 filepadsink_LDFLAGS = $(top_builddir)/libs/gst/bytestream/libgstbytestream.la