diff --git a/script/autobuild.py b/script/autobuild.py
index 47751435e38a..ba917cec2fbf 100755
--- a/script/autobuild.py
+++ b/script/autobuild.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
                  ("clean", "make clean", "text/plain") ],
 
     # We have 'test' before 'install' because, 'test' should work without 'install'
-    "samba4" : [ ("configure", "./configure.developer ${PREFIX}", "text/plain"),
+    "samba4" : [ ("configure", "./configure.developer ${PREFIX} --with-selftest-prefix=./bin/ab", "text/plain"),
                  ("make", "make -j", "text/plain"),
                  ("test", "TDB_NO_FSYNC=1 make test FAIL_IMMEDIATELY=1", "text/plain"),
                  ("install", "make install", "text/plain"),