diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 113593478b..c5989e178b 100755
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -1566,7 +1566,7 @@ $(test-dep): $(test-sources) $(test-library)
 	@mkdir -p $(test-build)
 	files="$(shell $(MAKE) -s --no-print-directory build=$(build) $(test-classes))"; \
 	if test -n "$${files}"; then \
-		$(javac) -d $(test-build) -bootclasspath $(boot-classpath) $${files}; \
+		$(javac) -classpath $(test-build) -d $(test-build) -bootclasspath $(boot-classpath) $${files}; \
 	fi
 	$(javac) -source 1.2 -target 1.1 -XDjsrlimit=0 -d $(test-build) \
 		-bootclasspath $(boot-classpath) test/Subroutine.java