diff --git a/src/bootstrap/test.rs b/src/bootstrap/test.rs
index fd362b8367c..d40452a94a3 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/test.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/test.rs
@@ -1401,6 +1401,7 @@ note: if you're sure you want to do this, please open an issue as to why. In the
 
         cmd.arg("--src-base").arg(builder.src.join("src/test").join(suite));
         cmd.arg("--build-base").arg(testdir(builder, compiler.host).join(suite));
+        cmd.arg("--sysroot-base").arg(builder.sysroot(compiler));
         cmd.arg("--stage-id").arg(format!("stage{}-{}", compiler.stage, target));
         cmd.arg("--suite").arg(suite);
         cmd.arg("--mode").arg(mode);
diff --git a/src/tools/compiletest/src/common.rs b/src/tools/compiletest/src/common.rs
index 9a432f11f82..07b80b8baac 100644
--- a/src/tools/compiletest/src/common.rs
+++ b/src/tools/compiletest/src/common.rs
@@ -230,6 +230,9 @@ pub struct Config {
     /// The directory where programs should be built
     pub build_base: PathBuf,
 
+    /// The directory containing the compiler sysroot
+    pub sysroot_base: PathBuf,
+
     /// The name of the stage being built (stage1, etc)
     pub stage_id: String,
 
diff --git a/src/tools/compiletest/src/header/tests.rs b/src/tools/compiletest/src/header/tests.rs
index bcd222b5a93..e42b8c52408 100644
--- a/src/tools/compiletest/src/header/tests.rs
+++ b/src/tools/compiletest/src/header/tests.rs
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ fn config() -> Config {
         "--jsondocck-path=",
         "--src-base=",
         "--build-base=",
+        "--sysroot-base=",
         "--stage-id=stage2",
         "--cc=c",
         "--cxx=c++",
diff --git a/src/tools/compiletest/src/main.rs b/src/tools/compiletest/src/main.rs
index 19cf54780c1..519da685f94 100644
--- a/src/tools/compiletest/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/tools/compiletest/src/main.rs
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ pub fn parse_config(args: Vec<String>) -> Config {
         .optopt("", "llvm-filecheck", "path to LLVM's FileCheck binary", "DIR")
         .reqopt("", "src-base", "directory to scan for test files", "PATH")
         .reqopt("", "build-base", "directory to deposit test outputs", "PATH")
+        .reqopt("", "sysroot-base", "directory containing the compiler sysroot", "PATH")
         .reqopt("", "stage-id", "the target-stage identifier", "stageN-TARGET")
         .reqopt(
             "",
@@ -234,6 +235,7 @@ pub fn parse_config(args: Vec<String>) -> Config {
         llvm_bin_dir: matches.opt_str("llvm-bin-dir").map(PathBuf::from),
         src_base,
         build_base: opt_path(matches, "build-base"),
+        sysroot_base: opt_path(matches, "sysroot-base"),
         stage_id: matches.opt_str("stage-id").unwrap(),
         mode,
         suite: matches.opt_str("suite").unwrap(),
diff --git a/src/tools/compiletest/src/runtest.rs b/src/tools/compiletest/src/runtest.rs
index 8d8ca101cd0..d085023a27e 100644
--- a/src/tools/compiletest/src/runtest.rs
+++ b/src/tools/compiletest/src/runtest.rs
@@ -3529,22 +3529,23 @@ impl<'test> TestCx<'test> {
         let parent_dir = self.testpaths.file.parent().unwrap();
         normalize_path(parent_dir, "$DIR");
 
-        // Paths into the libstd/libcore
-        let base_dir = self.config.src_base.parent().unwrap().parent().unwrap().parent().unwrap();
-        let src_dir = base_dir.join("library");
-        normalize_path(&src_dir, "$SRC_DIR");
-
-        // `ui-fulldeps` tests can show paths to the compiler source when testing macros from
-        // `rustc_macros`
-        // eg. /home/user/rust/compiler
-        let compiler_src_dir = base_dir.join("compiler");
-        normalize_path(&compiler_src_dir, "$COMPILER_DIR");
-
-        if let Some(virtual_rust_source_base_dir) =
-            option_env!("CFG_VIRTUAL_RUST_SOURCE_BASE_DIR").map(PathBuf::from)
-        {
-            normalize_path(&virtual_rust_source_base_dir.join("library"), "$SRC_DIR");
-            normalize_path(&virtual_rust_source_base_dir.join("compiler"), "$COMPILER_DIR");
+        let source_bases = &[
+            // Source base on the current filesystem (calculated as parent of `src/test/$suite`):
+            Some(self.config.src_base.parent().unwrap().parent().unwrap().parent().unwrap().into()),
+            // Source base on the sysroot (from the src components downloaded by `download-rustc`):
+            Some(self.config.sysroot_base.join("lib").join("rustlib").join("src").join("rust")),
+            // Virtual `/rustc/$sha` remapped paths (if `remap-debuginfo` is enabled):
+            option_env!("CFG_VIRTUAL_RUST_SOURCE_BASE_DIR").map(PathBuf::from),
+        ];
+        for base_dir in source_bases {
+            if let Some(base_dir) = base_dir {
+                // Paths into the libstd/libcore
+                normalize_path(&base_dir.join("library"), "$SRC_DIR");
+                // `ui-fulldeps` tests can show paths to the compiler source when testing macros from
+                // `rustc_macros`
+                // eg. /home/user/rust/compiler
+                normalize_path(&base_dir.join("compiler"), "$COMPILER_DIR");
+            }
         }
 
         // Paths into the build directory