diff --git a/autotests/CMakeLists.txt b/autotests/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/autotests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/autotests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,3 +17,14 @@
     Qt5::Test 
     Qt5::Widgets
 )
+
+# Set PATH so baloo_filemetadata_temp_extractor from the build directory is used
+if(WIN32)
+   set_property(TEST "extractortest"             PROPERTY ENVIRONMENT "PATH=${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin\\;$ENV{PATH}")
+   set_property(TEST "filemetadatawidgettest"    PROPERTY ENVIRONMENT "PATH=${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin\\;$ENV{PATH}")
+   set_property(TEST "filemetadataitemcounttest" PROPERTY ENVIRONMENT "PATH=${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin\\;$ENV{PATH}")
+else()
+   set_property(TEST "extractortest"             PROPERTY ENVIRONMENT "PATH=${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin:$ENV{PATH}")
+   set_property(TEST "filemetadatawidgettest"    PROPERTY ENVIRONMENT "PATH=${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin:$ENV{PATH}")
+   set_property(TEST "filemetadataitemcounttest" PROPERTY ENVIRONMENT "PATH=${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin:$ENV{PATH}")
+endif()