diff --git a/lustre/tests/sanityN.sh b/lustre/tests/sanityN.sh
index 33b33d41f04ce25c324b5543da673c8c9be64898..a0175e7808d19ca8e45be35eb635f822996baad5 100644
--- a/lustre/tests/sanityN.sh
+++ b/lustre/tests/sanityN.sh
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ test_11() {
 run_test 11 "execution of file opened for write should return error ===="
 
 test_12() {
-       sh lockorder.sh
+       DIR=$DIR DIR2=$DIR2 sh lockorder.sh
 }
 run_test 12 "test lock ordering (link, stat, unlink) ==========="