1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/patchtest b/scripts/patchtest
index 9525a2be17..b25ef18321 100755
--- a/scripts/patchtest
+++ b/scripts/patchtest
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ def _runner(resultklass, prefix=None):
         loader.testMethodPrefix = prefix
 
     # create the suite with discovered tests and the corresponding runner
-    suite = loader.discover(start_dir=PatchTestInput.startdir, pattern=PatchTestInput.pattern, top_level_dir=PatchTestInput.topdir)
+    suite = loader.discover(start_dir=PatchTestInput.testdir, pattern=PatchTestInput.pattern, top_level_dir=PatchTestInput.topdir)
     ntc = suite.countTestCases()
 
     # if there are no test cases, just quit
@@ -220,9 +220,9 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     if PatchTestInput.debug:
         logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
 
-    # if topdir not define, default it to startdir
+    # if topdir not define, default it to testdir
     if not PatchTestInput.topdir:
-        PatchTestInput.topdir = PatchTestInput.startdir
+        PatchTestInput.topdir = PatchTestInput.testdir
 
     try:
         ret = main()