diff --git a/test/es-module/test-esm-json.mjs b/test/es-module/test-esm-json.mjs
index 422a8f717594ab..47756136349cf7 100644
--- a/test/es-module/test-esm-json.mjs
+++ b/test/es-module/test-esm-json.mjs
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import * as tmpdir from '../common/tmpdir.js';
 
 import secret from '../fixtures/experimental.json' with { type: 'json' };
 
+tmpdir.refresh();
+
 describe('ESM: importing JSON', () => {
   it('should load JSON', () => {
     assert.strictEqual(secret.ofLife, 42);