diff --git a/activemq-unit-tests/src/test/resources/org/apache/activemq/bugs/amq5035/activemq.xml b/activemq-unit-tests/src/test/resources/org/apache/activemq/bugs/amq5035/activemq.xml
index 28acca47c7..660fff5195 100644
--- a/activemq-unit-tests/src/test/resources/org/apache/activemq/bugs/amq5035/activemq.xml
+++ b/activemq-unit-tests/src/test/resources/org/apache/activemq/bugs/amq5035/activemq.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <!--
         The <broker> element is used to configure the ActiveMQ broker.
     -->
-    <broker xmlns="http://activemq.apache.org/schema/core" brokerName="localhost" dataDirectory="${activemq.data}" schedulerSupport="true">
+    <broker xmlns="http://activemq.apache.org/schema/core" brokerName="localhost" dataDirectory="target/activemq-data" schedulerSupport="true">
 
         <destinationPolicy>
             <policyMap>