diff --git a/layout/tools/reftest/remotereftest.py b/layout/tools/reftest/remotereftest.py
index 1671a91a2568..85afbbf7f71c 100644
--- a/layout/tools/reftest/remotereftest.py
+++ b/layout/tools/reftest/remotereftest.py
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ class ReftestServer:
         self.httpPort = options.httpPort
         self.scriptDir = scriptDir
         self.pidFile = options.pidFile
-        self._httpdPath = options.httpdPath
+        self._httpdPath = os.path.abspath(options.httpdPath)
         self.shutdownURL = "http://%(server)s:%(port)s/server/shutdown" % { "server" : self.webServer, "port" : self.httpPort }
 
     def start(self):
diff --git a/testing/mochitest/runtests.py b/testing/mochitest/runtests.py
index 876a2e8e0013..a26c3ade513c 100644
--- a/testing/mochitest/runtests.py
+++ b/testing/mochitest/runtests.py
@@ -263,6 +263,11 @@ class MochitestOptions(optparse.OptionParser):
                     help = "launches tests in immersive browser")
     defaults["immersiveMode"] = False
 
+    self.add_option("--httpd-path", action = "store",
+                    type = "string", dest = "httpdPath",
+                    help = "path to the httpd.js file")
+    defaults["httpdPath"] = None
+
     # -h, --help are automatically handled by OptionParser
 
     self.set_defaults(**defaults)
@@ -316,7 +321,6 @@ See <http://mochikit.com/doc/html/MochiKit/Logging.html> for details on the logg
     options.httpPort = self._automation.DEFAULT_HTTP_PORT
     options.sslPort = self._automation.DEFAULT_SSL_PORT
     options.webSocketPort = self._automation.DEFAULT_WEBSOCKET_PORT
-    options.httpdPath = '.' 
 
     if options.vmwareRecording:
       if not self._automation.IS_WIN32:
@@ -411,7 +415,11 @@ class MochitestServer:
     self.httpPort = options.httpPort
     self.shutdownURL = "http://%(server)s:%(port)s/server/shutdown" % { "server" : self.webServer, "port" : self.httpPort }
     self.testPrefix = "'webapprt_'" if options.webapprtContent else "undefined"
-    self._httpdPath = options.httpdPath
+    if options.httpdPath:
+        self._httpdPath = options.httpdPath
+    else:
+        self._httpdPath = '.'
+    self._httpdPath = os.path.abspath(self._httpdPath)
 
   def start(self):
     "Run the Mochitest server, returning the process ID of the server."
diff --git a/testing/mochitest/runtestsb2g.py b/testing/mochitest/runtestsb2g.py
index 64f3383b96d2..22ff02357996 100644
--- a/testing/mochitest/runtestsb2g.py
+++ b/testing/mochitest/runtestsb2g.py
@@ -475,6 +475,11 @@ class B2GDeviceMochitest(B2GMochitest):
         if options.utilityPath == None:
             print "ERROR: unable to find utility path for %s, please specify with --utility-path" % (os.name)
             sys.exit(1)
+        # httpd-path is specified by standard makefile targets and may be specified
+        # on the command line to select a particular version of httpd.js. If not
+        # specified, try to select the one from xre.zip, as required in bug 882932.
+        if not options.httpdPath:
+            options.httpdPath = os.path.join(options.utilityPath, "components")
 
         options.profilePath = tempfile.mkdtemp()
         self.server = MochitestServer(localAutomation, options)
diff --git a/testing/mochitest/runtestsremote.py b/testing/mochitest/runtestsremote.py
index 1d2e9021450f..364cd553cf4d 100644
--- a/testing/mochitest/runtestsremote.py
+++ b/testing/mochitest/runtestsremote.py
@@ -70,11 +70,6 @@ class RemoteOptions(MochitestOptions):
                     help = "http port of the remote web server")
         defaults["httpPort"] = automation.DEFAULT_HTTP_PORT
 
-        self.add_option("--httpd-path", action = "store",
-                    type = "string", dest = "httpdPath",
-                    help = "path to the httpd.js file")
-        defaults["httpdPath"] = None
-
         self.add_option("--ssl-port", action = "store",
                     type = "string", dest = "sslPort",
                     help = "ssl port of the remote web server")
@@ -218,11 +213,6 @@ class RemoteOptions(MochitestOptions):
         tempPort = options.httpPort
         tempSSL = options.sslPort
         tempIP = options.webServer
-        # httpd-path is specified by standard makefile targets and may be specified
-        # on the command line to select a particular version of httpd.js. If not
-        # specified, try to select the one from hostutils.zip, as required in bug 882932.
-        if not options.httpdPath:
-            options.httpdPath = options.utilityPath + "/components"
         options = MochitestOptions.verifyOptions(self, options, mochitest)
         options.webServer = tempIP
         options.app = temp
@@ -312,6 +302,11 @@ class MochiRemote(Mochitest):
         if options.utilityPath == None:
             print "ERROR: unable to find utility path for %s, please specify with --utility-path" % (os.name)
             sys.exit(1)
+        # httpd-path is specified by standard makefile targets and may be specified
+        # on the command line to select a particular version of httpd.js. If not
+        # specified, try to select the one from hostutils.zip, as required in bug 882932.
+        if not options.httpdPath:
+            options.httpdPath = os.path.join(options.utilityPath, "components")
 
         xpcshell_path = os.path.join(options.utilityPath, xpcshell)
         if localAutomation.elf_arm(xpcshell_path):