diff --git a/tests/check/meson.build b/tests/check/meson.build
index e8bb3493b3..83a780b051 100644
--- a/tests/check/meson.build
+++ b/tests/check/meson.build
@@ -177,18 +177,14 @@ foreach t : good_tests
   endif
   if not skip_test
     env = environment()
-    env.set('GST_PLUGIN_PATH_1_0', meson.build_root())
     env.set('GST_PLUGIN_SYSTEM_PATH_1_0', '')
     env.set('GST_STATE_IGNORE_ELEMENTS', state_ignore_elements)
     env.set('CK_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT', '20')
     env.set('GST_PLUGIN_LOADING_WHITELIST', 'gstreamer', 'gst-plugins-base',
       'gst-plugins-good@' + meson.build_root(), separator: ':')
-    env.set('GST_PLUGIN_PATH_1_0', meson.build_root())
+    env.set('GST_PLUGIN_PATH_1_0', [meson.build_root()] + pluginsdirs)
     env.set('GSETTINGS_BACKEND', 'memory')
 
-    foreach plugindir: pluginsdirs
-      env.append('GST_PLUGIN_PATH_1_0', plugindir)
-    endforeach
     env.set('GST_REGISTRY', '@0@/@1@.registry'.format(meson.current_build_dir(), test_name))
     exe = executable(test_name, '@0@.c'.format(test_name),
       include_directories : [configinc],