diff --git a/README b/README
index a3fcedde..86a2bf2e 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -153,4 +153,4 @@ these steps:
  * It's also possible to use '-DVKD3D_AGILITY_SDK_PATH=/path/to/sdk/' to
    specify the directory to load the Agility SDK DLLs from at runtime.
    If relative, the path is intended to be relative to the executable
-   path. If unspecified the path defaults to '.'.
+   path. If unspecified the path defaults to './'.
diff --git a/tests/d3d12_crosstest.h b/tests/d3d12_crosstest.h
index 8388a7a7..b42696a8 100644
--- a/tests/d3d12_crosstest.h
+++ b/tests/d3d12_crosstest.h
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ static void wait_queue_idle_(unsigned int line, ID3D12Device *device, ID3D12Comm
         VKD3D_EXPORT const char *D3D12SDKPath = VKD3D_EXPAND_AND_STRINGIFY(VKD3D_AGILITY_SDK_PATH);
 # else
 #  define VKD3D_AGILITY_SDK_EXPORT_PATH \
-        VKD3D_EXPORT const char *D3D12SDKPath = ".";
+        VKD3D_EXPORT const char *D3D12SDKPath = "./";
 # endif
 # define VKD3D_AGILITY_SDK_EXPORTS \
         VKD3D_AGILITY_SDK_EXPORT_VERSION \