diff --git a/tests/regression/apparmor/aa_policy_cache.sh b/tests/regression/apparmor/aa_policy_cache.sh
index 8a787a8af..6fe97e470 100755
--- a/tests/regression/apparmor/aa_policy_cache.sh
+++ b/tests/regression/apparmor/aa_policy_cache.sh
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ create_cache_files()
 	do
 		cachefile="${cachedir}/${policy}"
 
-		echo "profile $policy { /f r, }" | ${subdomain} -qS > "$cachefile"
+		echo "profile $policy { /f r, }" | ${subdomain} "${parser_config}" -qS > "$cachefile"
 	done
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/regression/apparmor/uservars.inc.source b/tests/regression/apparmor/uservars.inc.source
index 198df439f..5ec1aa6ff 100644
--- a/tests/regression/apparmor/uservars.inc.source
+++ b/tests/regression/apparmor/uservars.inc.source
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ subdomain=${PWD}/../../../parser/apparmor_parser
 #subdomain=/sbin/apparmor_parser
 
 # 2. additional arguments to the apparmor parser
-parser_args="-q -K"
+parser_config="--config-file=${PWD}/../../../parser/parser.conf"
+parser_args="${parser_config} -q -K"
 
 # 3. directory to be used for temp files
 # Need to be able to access this directory by the root and nobody users.
diff --git a/tests/regression/apparmor/uservars.inc.system b/tests/regression/apparmor/uservars.inc.system
index c448a6b7f..6c41ac444 100644
--- a/tests/regression/apparmor/uservars.inc.system
+++ b/tests/regression/apparmor/uservars.inc.system
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 subdomain=/sbin/apparmor_parser
 
 # 2. additional arguments to the apparmor parser
-parser_args="-q -K"
+parser_config=""
+parser_args="${parser_config} -q -K"
+
 
 # 3. directory to be used for temp files
 # Need to be able to access this directory by the root and nobody users.