diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3ba4ae736..27f3cd94b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -142,6 +142,10 @@ direct_tests: $(DIRECT_TESTS:%=direct_%_test)
 build_genrule_test: build_buck_test
 build_genrule_print: build_buck_print
 
+# the waf test and the make test run the same `make` command
+build_waf_test: build_make_test
+build_waf_print: build_make_print
+
 .PHONY: print_direct_tests
 print_direct_tests: $(DIRECT_TESTS:%=direct_%_print)
 
diff --git a/infer/tests/base.make b/infer/tests/base.make
index 6121ab872..45538f4ad 100644
--- a/infer/tests/base.make
+++ b/infer/tests/base.make
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@
 
 ROOT_DIR = $(TESTS_DIR)/../..
 
+# The relative path from infer/tests/ to the directory containing the current Makefile. This is
+# computed in a hacky way and might not always be a relative path, so only use this for cosmetic
+# reasons.
+TEST_REL_DIR = $(patsubst $(abspath $(TESTS_DIR))/%,%,$(abspath $(CURDIR)))
+
 include $(ROOT_DIR)/Makefile.config
 
 default: compile
@@ -25,7 +30,8 @@ print: issues.exp.test$(TEST_SUFFIX)
 
 .PHONY: test
 test: issues.exp.test$(TEST_SUFFIX)
-	diff -u issues.exp issues.exp.test$(TEST_SUFFIX)
+	@cd $(TESTS_DIR) && \
+	diff -u $(TEST_REL_DIR)/issues.exp $(TEST_REL_DIR)/issues.exp.test$(TEST_SUFFIX)
 
 .PHONY: clean
 clean:
diff --git a/infer/tests/build_systems/fail_on_issue/Makefile b/infer/tests/build_systems/fail_on_issue/Makefile
index 921a37f60..a20ec747a 100644
--- a/infer/tests/build_systems/fail_on_issue/Makefile
+++ b/infer/tests/build_systems/fail_on_issue/Makefile
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ ROOT_DIR = $(TESTS_DIR)/../..
 
 include $(ROOT_DIR)/Makefile.config
 
+# see base.make
+TEST_REL_DIR = $(patsubst $(abspath $(TESTS_DIR))/%,%,$(abspath $(CURDIR)))
+
 default: compile
 
 issues.exp.test: $(CLANG_DEPS) $(SOURCES)
@@ -37,7 +40,8 @@ print: issues.exp.test
 
 .PHONY: test
 test: issues.exp.test
-	diff -u issues.exp issues.exp.test
+	@cd $(TESTS_DIR) && \
+	diff -u $(TEST_REL_DIR)/issues.exp $(TEST_REL_DIR)/issues.exp.test
 
 .PHONY: clean
 clean:
diff --git a/infer/tests/build_systems/utf8_in_pwd/Makefile b/infer/tests/build_systems/utf8_in_pwd/Makefile
index 992e932d6..7a211208d 100644
--- a/infer/tests/build_systems/utf8_in_pwd/Makefile
+++ b/infer/tests/build_systems/utf8_in_pwd/Makefile
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ ROOT_DIR = $(TESTS_DIR)/../..
 include $(TESTS_DIR)/java.make
 include $(ROOT_DIR)/Makefile.config
 
+# see base.make
+TEST_REL_DIR = $(patsubst $(abspath $(TESTS_DIR))/%,%,$(abspath $(CURDIR)))
+
 UTF8_DIR = $(shell printf '../codetoanalyze/utf8_\u03B9n_pwd')
 
 CMAKE_DIR = $(UTF8_DIR)/cmake
@@ -102,7 +105,8 @@ print: issues.exp.test
 
 .PHONY: test
 test: issues.exp.test
-	diff -u issues.exp issues.exp.test
+	@cd $(TESTS_DIR) && \
+	diff -u $(TEST_REL_DIR)/issues.exp $(TEST_REL_DIR)/issues.exp.test
 
 .PHONY: clean
 clean:
diff --git a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/crashcontext/Makefile b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/crashcontext/Makefile
index d340531b3..8d6e785eb 100644
--- a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/crashcontext/Makefile
+++ b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/crashcontext/Makefile
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
 TESTS_DIR = ../../..
 include $(TESTS_DIR)/java.make
 
+# see base.make
+TEST_REL_DIR = $(patsubst $(abspath $(TESTS_DIR))/%,%,$(abspath $(CURDIR)))
+
 ANALYZER = crashcontext
 
 SOURCES = $(wildcard *.java)
@@ -43,7 +46,8 @@ print: issues.exp.test
 
 .PHONY: test
 test: issues.exp.test
-	diff -u issues.exp issues.exp.test
+	@cd $(TESTS_DIR) && \
+	diff -u $(TEST_REL_DIR)/issues.exp $(TEST_REL_DIR)/issues.exp.test
 
 .PHONY: clean
 clean: