diff --git a/t/lib-httpd.sh b/t/lib-httpd.sh
index 5fe3c8ab69..03493ee72b 100644
--- a/t/lib-httpd.sh
+++ b/t/lib-httpd.sh
@@ -55,21 +55,30 @@ fi
 
 HTTPD_PARA=""
 
-for DEFAULT_HTTPD_PATH in '/usr/sbin/httpd' '/usr/sbin/apache2'
+for DEFAULT_HTTPD_PATH in '/usr/sbin/httpd' \
+			  '/usr/sbin/apache2' \
+			  "$(command -v httpd)" \
+			  "$(command -v apache2)"
 do
-	if test -x "$DEFAULT_HTTPD_PATH"
+	if test -n "$DEFAULT_HTTPD_PATH" && test -x "$DEFAULT_HTTPD_PATH"
 	then
 		break
 	fi
 done
 
+if test -x "$DEFAULT_HTTPD_PATH"
+then
+	DETECTED_HTTPD_ROOT="$("$DEFAULT_HTTPD_PATH" -V 2>/dev/null | sed -n 's/^ -D HTTPD_ROOT="\(.*\)"$/\1/p')"
+fi
+
 for DEFAULT_HTTPD_MODULE_PATH in '/usr/libexec/apache2' \
 				 '/usr/lib/apache2/modules' \
 				 '/usr/lib64/httpd/modules' \
 				 '/usr/lib/httpd/modules' \
-				 '/usr/libexec/httpd'
+				 '/usr/libexec/httpd' \
+				 "${DETECTED_HTTPD_ROOT:+${DETECTED_HTTPD_ROOT}/modules}"
 do
-	if test -d "$DEFAULT_HTTPD_MODULE_PATH"
+	if test -n "$DEFAULT_HTTPD_MODULE_PATH" && test -d "$DEFAULT_HTTPD_MODULE_PATH"
 	then
 		break
 	fi
diff --git a/t/lib-httpd/passwd b/t/lib-httpd/passwd
index 99a34d6487..d9c122f348 100644
--- a/t/lib-httpd/passwd
+++ b/t/lib-httpd/passwd
@@ -1 +1 @@
-user@host:xb4E8pqD81KQs
+user@host:$apr1$LGPmCZWj$9vxEwj5Z5GzQLBMxp3mCx1
diff --git a/t/lib-httpd/proxy-passwd b/t/lib-httpd/proxy-passwd
index 77c25138e0..2ad7705d9a 100644
--- a/t/lib-httpd/proxy-passwd
+++ b/t/lib-httpd/proxy-passwd
@@ -1 +1 @@
-proxuser:2x7tAukjAED5M
+proxuser:$apr1$RxS6MLkD$DYsqQdflheq4GPNxzJpx5.
diff --git a/t/t9164-git-svn-dcommit-concurrent.sh b/t/t9164-git-svn-dcommit-concurrent.sh
index c8e6c0733f..d1dec89c3b 100755
--- a/t/t9164-git-svn-dcommit-concurrent.sh
+++ b/t/t9164-git-svn-dcommit-concurrent.sh
@@ -46,6 +46,14 @@ setup_hook()
 			"passed to setup_hook" >&2 ; return 1; }
 	echo "cnt=$skip_revs" > "$hook_type-counter"
 	rm -f "$rawsvnrepo/hooks/"*-commit # drop previous hooks
+
+	# Subversion hooks run with an empty environment by default. We thus
+	# need to propagate PATH so that we can find executables.
+	cat >"$rawsvnrepo/conf/hooks-env" <<-EOF
+	[default]
+	PATH = ${PATH}
+	EOF
+
 	hook="$rawsvnrepo/hooks/$hook_type"
 	cat > "$hook" <<- 'EOF1'
 		#!/bin/sh
@@ -63,7 +71,6 @@ EOF1
 	if [ "$hook_type" = "pre-commit" ]; then
 		echo "echo 'commit disallowed' >&2; exit 1" >>"$hook"
 	else
-		echo "PATH=\"$PATH\"; export PATH" >>"$hook"
 		echo "svnconf=\"$svnconf\"" >>"$hook"
 		cat >>"$hook" <<- 'EOF2'
 			cd work-auto-commits.svn