diff --git a/v2/test/startup/boost-root/boost-build.jam b/v2/test/startup/boost-root/boost-build.jam
index 1ff8ffced..ad718c3b0 100644
--- a/v2/test/startup/boost-root/boost-build.jam
+++ b/v2/test/startup/boost-root/boost-build.jam
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # Emulate v1 behavior; with the boost-build file in the boost root directory.
-boost-build tools/build ;
+boost-build build ;
diff --git a/v2/test/startup/boost-root/tools/build/boost-build.jam b/v2/test/startup/boost-root/build/boost-build.jam
similarity index 100%
rename from v2/test/startup/boost-root/tools/build/boost-build.jam
rename to v2/test/startup/boost-root/build/boost-build.jam
diff --git a/v2/test/startup/boost-root/tools/build/bootstrap.jam b/v2/test/startup/boost-root/build/bootstrap.jam
similarity index 100%
rename from v2/test/startup/boost-root/tools/build/bootstrap.jam
rename to v2/test/startup/boost-root/build/bootstrap.jam
diff --git a/v2/test/startup/bootstrap-explicit/boost-build.jam b/v2/test/startup/bootstrap-explicit/boost-build.jam
index 9cfc475db..3c7be1b7b 100644
--- a/v2/test/startup/bootstrap-explicit/boost-build.jam
+++ b/v2/test/startup/bootstrap-explicit/boost-build.jam
@@ -1 +1 @@
-boost-build ../boost-root/tools/build ;
\ No newline at end of file
+boost-build ../boost-root/build ;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/v2/test/startup_v1.py b/v2/test/startup_v1.py
index 35624aaee..c6bca93db 100644
--- a/v2/test/startup_v1.py
+++ b/v2/test/startup_v1.py
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ However, it failed to call the "boost-build" rule'''
 # test bootstrapping based on BOOST_BUILD_PATH
 os.chdir('../bootstrap-env')
 t.run_build_system(
-    extra_args = '-sBOOST_ROOT=../boost-root -sBOOST_BUILD_PATH=../boost-root/tools/build'
+    extra_args = '-sBOOST_ROOT=../boost-root -sBOOST_BUILD_PATH=../boost-root/build'
     , stdout = 'build system bootstrapped'
     )
 
diff --git a/v2/test/startup_v2.py b/v2/test/startup_v2.py
index c883c40fa..cdf31026a 100644
--- a/v2/test/startup_v2.py
+++ b/v2/test/startup_v2.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ However, it failed to call the "boost-build" rule'''
 # test bootstrapping based on BOOST_BUILD_PATH
 os.chdir('../bootstrap-env')
 t.run_build_system(
-    extra_args = '-sBOOST_BUILD_PATH=../boost-root/tools/build'
+    extra_args = '-sBOOST_BUILD_PATH=../boost-root/build'
     , stdout = 'build system bootstrapped'
     )