diff --git a/test/parallel/test-npm-install.js b/test/parallel/test-npm-install.js
index 186b2e2b16099c..34f48d50ccdb2b 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-npm-install.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-npm-install.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ const path = require('path');
 const exec = require('child_process').exec;
 const assert = require('assert');
 const fs = require('fs');
+const fixtures = require('../common/fixtures');
 
 common.refreshTmpDir();
 const npmSandbox = path.join(common.tmpDir, 'npm-sandbox');
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ const npmPath = path.join(
 
 const pkgContent = JSON.stringify({
   dependencies: {
-    'package-name': `${common.fixturesDir}/packages/main`
+    'package-name': fixtures.path('packages/main')
   }
 });