diff --git a/test/parallel/test-cli-permission-deny-fs.js b/test/parallel/test-cli-permission-deny-fs.js
index 964a0ad0a0e0c2..d38c4a61adbcfc 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-cli-permission-deny-fs.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-cli-permission-deny-fs.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ const path = require('path');
 }
 
 {
-  const tmpPath = path.resolve('/tmp/');
+  const tmpPath = path.resolve('./tmp/');
   const { status, stdout } = spawnSync(
     process.execPath,
     [
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ const path = require('path');
       `console.log(process.permission.has("fs"));
       console.log(process.permission.has("fs.read"));
       console.log(process.permission.has("fs.write"));
-      console.log(process.permission.has("fs.write", "/tmp/"));`,
+      console.log(process.permission.has("fs.write", "./tmp/"));`,
     ]
   );
   const [fs, fsIn, fsOut, fsOutAllowed] = stdout.toString().split('\n');
@@ -138,6 +138,9 @@ const path = require('path');
   if (firstPath.startsWith('/etc')) {
     common.skip('/etc as firstPath');
   }
+  if (firstPath.startsWith('/tmp')) {
+    common.skip('/tmp as firstPath');
+  }
   const file = fixtures.path('permission', 'loader', 'index.js');
   const { status, stderr } = spawnSync(
     process.execPath,
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-cli-permission-multiple-allow.js b/test/parallel/test-cli-permission-multiple-allow.js
index 68e9029b1ddb45..57ce15535300d5 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-cli-permission-multiple-allow.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-cli-permission-multiple-allow.js
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ const assert = require('assert');
 const path = require('path');
 
 {
-  const tmpPath = path.resolve('/tmp/');
-  const otherPath = path.resolve('/other-path/');
+  const tmpPath = path.resolve('./tmp/');
+  const otherPath = path.resolve('./other-path/');
   const { status, stdout } = spawnSync(
     process.execPath,
     [
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ const path = require('path');
       `console.log(process.permission.has("fs"));
       console.log(process.permission.has("fs.read"));
       console.log(process.permission.has("fs.write"));
-      console.log(process.permission.has("fs.write", "/tmp/"));
-      console.log(process.permission.has("fs.write", "/other-path/"));`,
+      console.log(process.permission.has("fs.write", "./tmp/"));
+      console.log(process.permission.has("fs.write", "./other-path/"));`,
     ]
   );
   const [fs, fsIn, fsOut, fsOutAllowed1, fsOutAllowed2] = stdout.toString().split('\n');
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ const path = require('path');
 }
 
 {
-  const tmpPath = path.resolve('/tmp/');
-  const pathWithComma = path.resolve('/other,path/');
+  const tmpPath = path.resolve('./tmp/');
+  const pathWithComma = path.resolve('./other,path/');
   const { status, stdout } = spawnSync(
     process.execPath,
     [
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ const path = require('path');
       `console.log(process.permission.has("fs"));
       console.log(process.permission.has("fs.read"));
       console.log(process.permission.has("fs.write"));
-      console.log(process.permission.has("fs.write", "/tmp/"));
-      console.log(process.permission.has("fs.write", "/other,path/"));`,
+      console.log(process.permission.has("fs.write", "./tmp/"));
+      console.log(process.permission.has("fs.write", "./other,path/"));`,
     ]
   );
   const [fs, fsIn, fsOut, fsOutAllowed1, fsOutAllowed2] = stdout.toString().split('\n');
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ const path = require('path');
 }
 
 {
-  const filePath = path.resolve('/tmp/file,with,comma.txt');
+  const filePath = path.resolve('./tmp/file,with,comma.txt');
   const { status, stdout, stderr } = spawnSync(
     process.execPath,
     [
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ const path = require('path');
       `console.log(process.permission.has("fs"));
       console.log(process.permission.has("fs.read"));
       console.log(process.permission.has("fs.write"));
-      console.log(process.permission.has("fs.write", "/tmp/file,with,comma.txt"));`,
+      console.log(process.permission.has("fs.write", "./tmp/file,with,comma.txt"));`,
     ]
   );
   const [fs, fsIn, fsOut, fsOutAllowed] = stdout.toString().split('\n');