diff --git a/test/parallel/test-fs-rmdir-recursive.js b/test/parallel/test-fs-rmdir-recursive.js
index 0d9b9f570745f8..db8d4b14dac7cf 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-fs-rmdir-recursive.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-fs-rmdir-recursive.js
@@ -6,10 +6,13 @@ const assert = require('assert');
 const fs = require('fs');
 const path = require('path');
 const { validateRmdirOptions } = require('internal/fs/utils');
-let count = 0;
 
 tmpdir.refresh();
 
+let count = 0;
+const nextDirPath = (name = 'rmdir-recursive') =>
+  path.join(tmpdir.path, `${name}-${count++}`);
+
 function makeNonEmptyDirectory(depth, files, folders, dirname, createSymLinks) {
   fs.mkdirSync(dirname, { recursive: true });
   fs.writeFileSync(path.join(dirname, 'text.txt'), 'hello', 'utf8');
@@ -89,27 +92,24 @@ function removeAsync(dir) {
 // Test the asynchronous version
 {
   // Create a 4-level folder hierarchy including symlinks
-  let dir = `rmdir-recursive-${count}`;
+  let dir = nextDirPath();
   makeNonEmptyDirectory(4, 10, 2, dir, true);
   removeAsync(dir);
 
   // Create a 2-level folder hierarchy without symlinks
-  count++;
-  dir = `rmdir-recursive-${count}`;
+  dir = nextDirPath();
   makeNonEmptyDirectory(2, 10, 2, dir, false);
   removeAsync(dir);
 
   // Create a flat folder including symlinks
-  count++;
-  dir = `rmdir-recursive-${count}`;
+  dir = nextDirPath();
   makeNonEmptyDirectory(1, 10, 2, dir, true);
   removeAsync(dir);
 }
 
 // Test the synchronous version.
 {
-  count++;
-  const dir = `rmdir-recursive-${count}`;
+  const dir = nextDirPath();
   makeNonEmptyDirectory(4, 10, 2, dir, true);
 
   // Removal should fail without the recursive option set to true.
@@ -132,8 +132,7 @@ function removeAsync(dir) {
 
 // Test the Promises based version.
 (async () => {
-  count++;
-  const dir = `rmdir-recursive-${count}`;
+  const dir = nextDirPath();
   makeNonEmptyDirectory(4, 10, 2, dir, true);
 
   // Removal should fail without the recursive option set to true.