diff --git a/tests/star/quicktest.sh b/tests/star/quicktest.sh
index aba2f965..9c192060 100755
--- a/tests/star/quicktest.sh
+++ b/tests/star/quicktest.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #! /bin/sh
 # This file is part of GNU tar testsuite.
-# Copyright (C) 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+# Copyright (C) 2004, 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@
 # Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA
 # 02111-1307, USA.
 
+PWD=`pwd`
+P=`expr $0 : '\(.*\)/.*'`
+DIR=`cd $P; pwd`/../../src
+if [ -d $DIR ]; then
+	PATH=`cd $DIR;pwd`:$PATH
+fi
+
 # Usage: quicktest FILELIST ARCHIVE-NAME
 quicktest() {
 	DIR=quicktest.$$
@@ -75,6 +82,7 @@ check_environ() {
 		echo "tartest not in your path"
 		exit 77
 	fi
+	tar --version
 }
 
 getargs() {