diff --git a/tests/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index ae0a72ce..bf2eda33 100644
--- a/tests/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -63,6 +63,11 @@ ${LUA_PATH_}")
 
 set(LUA_COV_RUNNER env -u LUA_PATH_5_1 -u LUA_PATH_5_2 -u LUA_PATH_5_3 "LUA_PATH=${LUA_PATH_}" ${LUA_COV_RUNNER})
 
+# Done in 3 variables to avoid CMake from implicitly converting into a list.
+set(ENV{LUA_PATH} "${LUA_PATH3_}${LUA_PATH2_}${LUA_PATH_}")
+
+set(ENV{AWESOME_THEMES_PATH} "${TOP_SOURCE_DIR}/themes/")
+
 # The documentation images directory.
 set(IMAGE_DIR "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/doc/images")
 file(MAKE_DIRECTORY "${IMAGE_DIR}")