diff --git a/tests/compile-test.rs b/tests/compile-test.rs
index 610f1f14563da..6ef90c030b7e6 100644
--- a/tests/compile-test.rs
+++ b/tests/compile-test.rs
@@ -403,7 +403,8 @@ const RUSTFIX_COVERAGE_KNOWN_EXCEPTIONS: &[&str] = &[
 ];
 
 fn check_rustfix_coverage() {
-    let missing_coverage_path = Path::new("target/debug/test/ui/rustfix_missing_coverage.txt");
+    let target_dir = PathBuf::from(std::env::var("CARGO_TARGET_DIR").unwrap());
+    let missing_coverage_path = target_dir.join("debug/test/ui/rustfix_missing_coverage.txt");
 
     if let Ok(missing_coverage_contents) = std::fs::read_to_string(missing_coverage_path) {
         assert!(RUSTFIX_COVERAGE_KNOWN_EXCEPTIONS.iter().is_sorted_by_key(Path::new));