diff --git a/applications/test/00-dummy/Make/files b/applications/test/00-dummy/Make/files
index 17afc125f4..5dc1cd06a3 100644
--- a/applications/test/00-dummy/Make/files
+++ b/applications/test/00-dummy/Make/files
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* Install into FOAM_APPBIN to support 'fake' builds (to test packaging) */
 Test-dummyLib.C
 
 EXE = $(FOAM_APPBIN)/Test-dummyLib
diff --git a/applications/test/00-dummy/dummy/Make/files b/applications/test/00-dummy/dummy/Make/files
index 2c3af1a895..36f5ad877f 100644
--- a/applications/test/00-dummy/dummy/Make/files
+++ b/applications/test/00-dummy/dummy/Make/files
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* Install into FOAM_LIBBIN to support 'fake' builds (to test packaging) */
 dummyLib.C
 
 LIB = $(FOAM_LIBBIN)/libOpenFOAM-dummy
diff --git a/applications/test/decomposePar/Make/files b/applications/test/decomposePar/Make/files
index d9ed6fcd8b..39e4256963 100644
--- a/applications/test/decomposePar/Make/files
+++ b/applications/test/decomposePar/Make/files
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 Test-decomposePar.C
 
-EXE = $(FOAM_APPBIN)/Test-decomposePar
+EXE = $(FOAM_USER_APPBIN)/Test-decomposePar
diff --git a/applications/test/vtkSeriesWriter/Make/files b/applications/test/vtkSeriesWriter/Make/files
index 367611d7ec..9361197bea 100644
--- a/applications/test/vtkSeriesWriter/Make/files
+++ b/applications/test/vtkSeriesWriter/Make/files
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 Test-vtkSeriesWriter.C
 
-EXE = $(FOAM_APPBIN)/Test-vtkSeriesWriter
+EXE = $(FOAM_USER_APPBIN)/Test-vtkSeriesWriter
diff --git a/applications/test/vtmWriter/Make/files b/applications/test/vtmWriter/Make/files
index 4a16ec0216..1f5a72aaa8 100644
--- a/applications/test/vtmWriter/Make/files
+++ b/applications/test/vtmWriter/Make/files
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 Test-vtmWriter.C
 
-EXE = $(FOAM_APPBIN)/Test-vtmWriter
+EXE = $(FOAM_USER_APPBIN)/Test-vtmWriter
diff --git a/applications/test/wmake1/Make/files b/applications/test/wmake1/Make/files
index 3ef1ed76a9..c7f399593c 100644
--- a/applications/test/wmake1/Make/files
+++ b/applications/test/wmake1/Make/files
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ newStub.C
 oldStub.C
 #endif
 
-EXE = $(FOAM_APPBIN)/Test-wmake1
+EXE = $(FOAM_USER_APPBIN)/Test-wmake1