diff --git a/tests/data/test1169 b/tests/data/test1169
index ea123c2e30..bba5d131e5 100644
--- a/tests/data/test1169
+++ b/tests/data/test1169
@@ -16,14 +16,13 @@ Verify that runtests.pl accepts an -L option
 </name>
 
 <command type="perl">
-%SRCDIR/runtests.pl -L %LOGDIR/test1196-library.pl
+%SRCDIR/runtests.pl -L %PWD/%LOGDIR/test%TESTNUMBER-library.pl
 </command>
 # Create a simple perl snippet that lets runtests.pl
 # exit with a code we can check.
-<precheck>
-echo 'exit 123' > %LOGDIR/test1196-library.pl
-</precheck>
-
+<file name="%LOGDIR/test%TESTNUMBER-library.pl">
+exit 123
+</file>
 </client>
 
 <verify>