diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index a9def98fe4..dc66200cc3 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ macro(add_sdl_test_executable TARGET)
         set_property(TARGET ${TARGET} PROPERTY SDL_NONINTERACTIVE_TIMEOUT "${AST_NONINTERACTIVE_TIMEOUT}")
     endif()
     if(AST_NEEDS_RESOURCES)
-        if(PSP OR PS2)
+        if(PSP OR PS2 OR N3DS)
             add_custom_command(TARGET ${TARGET} POST_BUILD
                 COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} ARGS -E make_directory $<TARGET_FILE_DIR:${TARGET}>/sdl-${TARGET}
                 COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} ARGS -E copy_if_different ${RESOURCE_FILES} $<TARGET_FILE_DIR:${TARGET}>/sdl-${TARGET})
@@ -528,12 +528,11 @@ if(PSP)
 endif()
 
 if(N3DS)
-    set(ROMFS_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/romfs")
-    file(COPY ${RESOURCE_FILES} DESTINATION "${ROMFS_DIR}")
-
     foreach(APP ${SDL_TEST_EXECUTABLES})
         get_target_property(TARGET_BINARY_DIR ${APP} BINARY_DIR)
+        set(ROMFS_DIR "${TARGET_BINARY_DIR}/sdl-${APP}")
         set(SMDH_FILE "${TARGET_BINARY_DIR}/${APP}.smdh")
+        file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${ROMFS_DIR})
         ctr_generate_smdh("${SMDH_FILE}"
             NAME "SDL-${APP}"
             DESCRIPTION "SDL3 Test suite"