diff --git a/toolchain/testing/file_test.cpp b/toolchain/testing/file_test.cpp
index 3855aef2dc7f..a7b58030ae7c 100644
--- a/toolchain/testing/file_test.cpp
+++ b/toolchain/testing/file_test.cpp
@@ -88,7 +88,11 @@ class ToolchainFileTest : public FileTestBase {
  private:
   // Returns the toolchain subdirectory being tested.
   static auto GetComponent(llvm::StringRef test_name) -> llvm::StringRef {
-    CARBON_CHECK(test_name.consume_front("toolchain/"));
+    // This handles cases where the toolchain directory may be copied into a
+    // repository that doesn't put it at the root.
+    auto pos = test_name.find("toolchain/");
+    CARBON_CHECK(pos != llvm::StringRef::npos) << test_name;
+    test_name = test_name.drop_front(pos + strlen("toolchain/"));
     test_name = test_name.take_front(test_name.find("/"));
     return test_name;
   }