diff --git a/test/linters_test.go b/test/linters_test.go
index 3d8ca694c58f..6794efa10045 100644
--- a/test/linters_test.go
+++ b/test/linters_test.go
@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
 package test
 
 import (
+	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
+	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/logutils"
 	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/test/testshared"
 )
 
@@ -28,18 +32,32 @@ func testSourcesFromDir(t *testing.T, dir string) {
 
 	sources := findSources(t, dir, "*.go")
 
-	testshared.InstallGolangciLint(t)
+	binPath := testshared.InstallGolangciLint(t)
 
-	for _, s := range sources {
-		s := s
-		t.Run(filepath.Base(s), func(subTest *testing.T) {
+	cwd, err := os.Getwd()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	t.Cleanup(func() { _ = os.Chdir(cwd) })
+
+	err = os.Chdir(dir)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	log := logutils.NewStderrLog("test")
+	log.SetLevel(logutils.LogLevelInfo)
+
+	for _, source := range sources {
+		source := source
+		t.Run(filepath.Base(source), func(subTest *testing.T) {
 			subTest.Parallel()
-			testOneSource(subTest, s)
+
+			rel, err := filepath.Rel(dir, sources[0])
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+
+			testOneSource(subTest, log, binPath, rel)
 		})
 	}
 }
 
-func testOneSource(t *testing.T, sourcePath string) {
+func testOneSource(t *testing.T, log *logutils.StderrLog, binPath, sourcePath string) {
 	t.Helper()
 
 	rc := testshared.ParseTestDirectives(t, sourcePath)
@@ -62,6 +80,7 @@ func testOneSource(t *testing.T, sourcePath string) {
 		}
 
 		cmd := testshared.NewRunnerBuilder(t).
+			WithBinPath(binPath).
 			WithNoParallelRunners().
 			WithArgs(caseArgs...).
 			WithRunContext(rc).
@@ -69,8 +88,12 @@ func testOneSource(t *testing.T, sourcePath string) {
 			Runner().
 			Command()
 
+		startedAt := time.Now()
+
 		output, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
 
+		log.Infof("ran [%s] in %s", strings.Join(cmd.Args, " "), time.Since(startedAt))
+
 		// The returned error will be nil if the test file does not have any issues
 		// and thus the linter exits with exit code 0.
 		// So perform the additional assertions only if the error is non-nil.
diff --git a/test/testshared/analysis.go b/test/testshared/analysis.go
index 77e7d858a860..be1ed731275a 100644
--- a/test/testshared/analysis.go
+++ b/test/testshared/analysis.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"go/parser"
 	"go/token"
 	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
 	"sort"
 	"strconv"
@@ -21,8 +20,6 @@ import (
 
 const keyword = "want"
 
-const testdataDir = "testdata"
-
 type jsonResult struct {
 	Issues []*result.Issue
 }
@@ -52,9 +49,6 @@ func Analyze(t *testing.T, sourcePath string, rawData []byte) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	for _, issue := range reportData.Issues {
-		if !strings.HasPrefix(issue.Pos.Filename, testdataDir) {
-			issue.Pos.Filename = filepath.Join(testdataDir, issue.Pos.Filename)
-		}
 		checkMessage(t, want, issue.Pos, "diagnostic", issue.FromLinter, issue.Text)
 	}
 
diff --git a/test/testshared/runner.go b/test/testshared/runner.go
index 06c9e7303a51..1c3e3fba51ae 100644
--- a/test/testshared/runner.go
+++ b/test/testshared/runner.go
@@ -17,12 +17,13 @@ import (
 	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/logutils"
 )
 
-const binName = "../golangci-lint"
+const defaultBinPath = "../golangci-lint"
 
 type RunnerBuilder struct {
 	tb  testing.TB
 	log logutils.Log
 
+	binPath string
 	command string
 	env     []string
 
@@ -42,11 +43,18 @@ func NewRunnerBuilder(tb testing.TB) *RunnerBuilder {
 	return &RunnerBuilder{
 		tb:                   tb,
 		log:                  log,
+		binPath:              defaultBinPath,
 		command:              "run",
 		allowParallelRunners: true,
 	}
 }
 
+func (b *RunnerBuilder) WithBinPath(binPath string) *RunnerBuilder {
+	b.binPath = binPath
+
+	return b
+}
+
 func (b *RunnerBuilder) WithCommand(command string) *RunnerBuilder {
 	b.command = command
 
@@ -162,6 +170,7 @@ func (b *RunnerBuilder) Runner() *Runner {
 	}
 
 	return &Runner{
+		binPath: b.binPath,
 		log:     b.log,
 		tb:      b.tb,
 		env:     b.env,
@@ -174,6 +183,7 @@ type Runner struct {
 	log logutils.Log
 	tb  testing.TB
 
+	binPath string
 	env     []string
 	command string
 	args    []string
@@ -197,11 +207,10 @@ func (r *Runner) Run() *RunnerResult {
 	runArgs := append([]string{r.command}, r.args...)
 
 	defer func(startedAt time.Time) {
-		r.log.Infof("ran [%s %s] in %s", binName, strings.Join(runArgs, " "), time.Since(startedAt))
+		r.log.Infof("ran [%s %s] in %s", r.binPath, strings.Join(runArgs, " "), time.Since(startedAt))
 	}(time.Now())
 
-	cmd := exec.Command(binName, runArgs...)
-	cmd.Env = append(os.Environ(), r.env...)
+	cmd := r.Command()
 
 	out, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -239,11 +248,8 @@ func (r *Runner) Command() *exec.Cmd {
 
 	runArgs := append([]string{r.command}, r.args...)
 
-	defer func(startedAt time.Time) {
-		r.log.Infof("ran [../golangci-lint %s] in %s", strings.Join(runArgs, " "), time.Since(startedAt))
-	}(time.Now())
-
-	cmd := exec.Command("../golangci-lint", runArgs...)
+	//nolint:gosec
+	cmd := exec.Command(r.binPath, runArgs...)
 	cmd.Env = append(os.Environ(), r.env...)
 
 	return cmd
@@ -311,19 +317,22 @@ func (r *RunnerResult) ExpectHasIssue(issueText string) *RunnerResult {
 	return r.ExpectExitCode(exitcodes.IssuesFound).ExpectOutputContains(issueText)
 }
 
-func InstallGolangciLint(tb testing.TB) {
+func InstallGolangciLint(tb testing.TB) string {
 	tb.Helper()
 
-	if os.Getenv("GOLANGCI_LINT_INSTALLED") == "true" {
-		return
-	}
+	if os.Getenv("GOLANGCI_LINT_INSTALLED") != "true" {
+		cmd := exec.Command("make", "-C", "..", "build")
 
-	cmd := exec.Command("make", "-C", "..", "build")
+		output, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
+		if err != nil {
+			tb.Log(string(output))
+		}
 
-	output, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
-	if err != nil {
-		tb.Log(string(output))
+		require.NoError(tb, err, "Can't go install golangci-lint")
 	}
 
-	require.NoError(tb, err, "Can't go install golangci-lint")
+	abs, err := filepath.Abs(defaultBinPath)
+	require.NoError(tb, err)
+
+	return abs
 }