diff --git a/src/test/compiletest/compiletest.rs b/src/test/compiletest/compiletest.rs
index 141649ff0edf..9f2ba8f68cfd 100644
--- a/src/test/compiletest/compiletest.rs
+++ b/src/test/compiletest/compiletest.rs
@@ -227,6 +227,8 @@ fn run_test_task(compile_lib_path: str, run_lib_path: str, rustc_path: str,
                  opt_rustcflags: str, verbose: bool,
                  procsrv_chan: procsrv::reqchan, testfile: -[u8]) {
 
+    test::configure_test_task();
+
     let config =
         {compile_lib_path: compile_lib_path,
          run_lib_path: run_lib_path,
diff --git a/src/test/compiletest/runtest.rs b/src/test/compiletest/runtest.rs
index 9fd344c4a377..c56ec6970efe 100644
--- a/src/test/compiletest/runtest.rs
+++ b/src/test/compiletest/runtest.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ export run;
 
 fn run(cx: &cx, _testfile: -[u8]) {
     let testfile = str::unsafe_from_bytes(_testfile);
-    test::configure_test_task();
     if (cx.config.verbose) {
         // We're going to be dumping a lot of info. Start on a new line.
         io::stdout().write_str("\n\n");