diff --git a/t/test-lib.sh b/t/test-lib.sh
index dace24c541..a70b633dd9 100644
--- a/t/test-lib.sh
+++ b/t/test-lib.sh
@@ -514,8 +514,16 @@ test_done () {
 TEST_DIRECTORY=$(pwd)
 if test -z "$valgrind"
 then
-	PATH=$TEST_DIRECTORY/..:$PATH
-	GIT_EXEC_PATH=$TEST_DIRECTORY/..
+	if test -z "$GIT_TEST_INSTALLED"
+	then
+		PATH=$TEST_DIRECTORY/..:$PATH
+		GIT_EXEC_PATH=$TEST_DIRECTORY/..
+	else
+		GIT_EXEC_PATH=$($GIT_TEST_INSTALLED/git --exec-path)  ||
+		error "Cannot run git from $GIT_TEST_INSTALLED."
+		PATH=$GIT_TEST_INSTALLED:$TEST_DIRECTORY/..:$PATH
+		GIT_EXEC_PATH=${GIT_TEST_EXEC_PATH:-$GIT_EXEC_PATH}
+	fi
 else
 	make_symlink () {
 		test -h "$2" &&