diff --git a/tests/generic/126 b/tests/generic/126
index 142d2bb..9671da1 100755
--- a/tests/generic/126
+++ b/tests/generic/126
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 _cleanup()
 {
     cd /
+    test -n "$testdir" && rm -rf "$testdir"
 }
 
 # Import common functions.
@@ -23,7 +24,18 @@
 
 QA_FS_PERMS=$here/src/fs_perms
 
-cd $TEST_DIR
+#
+# This test is testing filesystem permissions. If the sticky bit is set on
+# the directory, that can affect the outcome. Create a new directory with
+# known permissions to run this test.
+#
+testdir="$TEST_DIR/generic-126.$$"
+rm -rf $testdir
+mkdir $testdir
+chown 0:0 $testdir
+chmod 0755 $testdir
+cd $testdir
+
 cp $here/src/testx ./testx.file
 
 # file_perm owner_uid owner_gid tester_uid tester_gid perm_to_test expected_result pass=1
@@ -46,7 +58,5 @@
 $QA_FS_PERMS 040 99 99 99 500 r 1
 $QA_FS_PERMS 400 99 99 200 99 r 1
 
-rm -f ./testx.file
-
 status=0
 exit