diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ginkgo/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ginkgo/package.py
index e62a94e4710..49bdfcfcc91 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ginkgo/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ginkgo/package.py
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ def setup_build_tests(self):
             return
         with working_dir(self.build_directory):
             make("test_install")
-        smoke_test_path = join_path(self.build_directory, 'test_install')
+        smoke_test_path = join_path(self.build_directory, 'test', 'test_install')
         with working_dir(smoke_test_path):
             make("install")