diff --git a/tests/testcurl.pl b/tests/testcurl.pl
index a8da82785..67b189147 100755
--- a/tests/testcurl.pl
+++ b/tests/testcurl.pl
@@ -435,16 +435,16 @@ while (<F>) {
 }
 close(F);
 
-logit "display src/config$confsuffix.h";
-open(F, "src/config$confsuffix.h") or die "src/config$confsuffix.h: $!";
-while (<F>) {
-  print if /^ *#/;
-}
-close(F);
-
 if (grepfile("define USE_ARES", "lib/config$confsuffix.h")) {
   logit "setup to build ares";
 
+  logit "display ares/config$confsuffix.h";
+  open(F, "ares/config$confsuffix.h") or die "ares/config$confsuffix.h: $!";
+  while (<F>) {
+      print if /^ *#/;
+  }
+  close(F);
+
   logit "build ares";
   chdir "ares";