diff --git a/t/t5521-pull-options.sh b/t/t5521-pull-options.sh
index 83e2e8ab80..c18d82973f 100755
--- a/t/t5521-pull-options.sh
+++ b/t/t5521-pull-options.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ test_description='pull options'
 
 . ./test-lib.sh
 
-D=`pwd`
-
 test_expect_success 'setup' '
 	mkdir parent &&
 	(cd parent && git init &&
@@ -13,48 +11,44 @@ test_expect_success 'setup' '
 	 git commit -m one)
 '
 
-cd "$D"
-
 test_expect_success 'git pull -q' '
 	mkdir clonedq &&
-	cd clonedq &&
-	git pull -q "$D/parent" >out 2>err &&
-	test ! -s out
+	(cd clonedq && git init &&
+	git pull -q "../parent" >out 2>err &&
+	test ! -s err &&
+	test ! -s out)
 '
 
-cd "$D"
-
 test_expect_success 'git pull' '
 	mkdir cloned &&
-	cd cloned &&
-	git pull "$D/parent" >out 2>err &&
-	test -s out
+	(cd cloned && git init &&
+	git pull "../parent" >out 2>err &&
+	test -s err &&
+	test ! -s out)
 '
-cd "$D"
 
 test_expect_success 'git pull -v' '
 	mkdir clonedv &&
-	cd clonedv &&
-	git pull -v "$D/parent" >out 2>err &&
-	test -s out
+	(cd clonedv && git init &&
+	git pull -v "../parent" >out 2>err &&
+	test -s err &&
+	test ! -s out)
 '
 
-cd "$D"
-
 test_expect_success 'git pull -v -q' '
 	mkdir clonedvq &&
-	cd clonedvq &&
-	git pull -v -q "$D/parent" >out 2>err &&
-	test ! -s out
+	(cd clonedvq && git init &&
+	git pull -v -q "../parent" >out 2>err &&
+	test ! -s out &&
+	test ! -s err)
 '
 
-cd "$D"
-
 test_expect_success 'git pull -q -v' '
 	mkdir clonedqv &&
-	cd clonedqv &&
-	git pull -q -v "$D/parent" >out 2>err &&
-	test -s out
+	(cd clonedqv && git init &&
+	git pull -q -v "../parent" >out 2>err &&
+	test ! -s out &&
+	test -s err)
 '
 
 test_done