diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/damask-grid/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/damask-grid/package.py
index 2fd51b439b2..6a9d661fc48 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/damask-grid/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/damask-grid/package.py
@@ -25,13 +25,12 @@ class DamaskGrid(CMakePackage):
             values=('Debug', 'Release', 'DebugRelease'))
 
     def cmake_args(self):
-
         args = ['-DDAMASK_SOLVER:STRING=grid']
         return args
 
     @run_after('install')
     @on_package_attributes(run_tests=True)
     def execute(self):
-
-        damask_grid = Executable('DAMASK_grid')
-        damask_grid('--help')
+        with working_dir(self.build_directory):
+            damask_grid = Executable('src/DAMASK_grid')
+            damask_grid('--help')
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/damask-mesh/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/damask-mesh/package.py
index 2b19ef2c04f..5f52ce43a34 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/damask-mesh/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/damask-mesh/package.py
@@ -25,13 +25,12 @@ class DamaskMesh(CMakePackage):
             values=('Debug', 'Release', 'DebugRelease'))
 
     def cmake_args(self):
-
         args = ['-DDAMASK_SOLVER:STRING=mesh']
         return args
 
     @run_after('install')
     @on_package_attributes(run_tests=True)
     def execute(self):
-
-        damask_mesh = Executable('DAMASK_mesh')
-        damask_mesh('--help')
+        with working_dir(self.build_directory):
+            damask_mesh = Executable('src/DAMASK_mesh')
+            damask_mesh('--help')