diff --git a/test/parallel/test-fs-watchfile.js b/test/parallel/test-fs-watchfile.js
index 35ac9b88e12893..7f51bcc6a74f7c 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-fs-watchfile.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-fs-watchfile.js
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ fs.watchFile(enoentFile, {interval: 0}, common.mustCall(function(curr, prev) {
 // Watch events should callback with a filename on supported systems.
 // Omitting AIX. It works but not reliably.
 if (common.isLinux || common.isOSX || common.isWindows) {
-  const dir = common.tmpDir + '/watch';
+  const dir = path.join(common.tmpDir, 'watch');
 
   fs.mkdir(dir, common.mustCall(function(err) {
     if (err) assert.fail(err);
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ if (common.isLinux || common.isOSX || common.isWindows) {
     }));
 
     const interval = setInterval(() => {
-      fs.writeFile(`${dir}/foo.txt`, 'foo', common.mustCall(function(err) {
+      fs.writeFile(path.join(dir, 'foo.txt'), 'foo', common.mustCall(function(err) {
         if (err) assert.fail(err);
       }));
     }, 1);