diff --git a/test/run/pool-custom-fixtures/pool/custom-pool.ts b/test/run/pool-custom-fixtures/pool/custom-pool.ts
index b4e1f276cc44..31889be91456 100644
--- a/test/run/pool-custom-fixtures/pool/custom-pool.ts
+++ b/test/run/pool-custom-fixtures/pool/custom-pool.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import type { File, Test } from 'vitest'
 import type { ProcessPool, Vitest } from 'vitest/node'
 import { createMethodsRPC } from 'vitest/node'
 import { getTasks } from '@vitest/runner/utils'
-import { relative } from 'pathe'
+import { normalize, relative } from 'pathe'
 
 export default (ctx: Vitest): ProcessPool => {
   const options = ctx.config.poolOptions?.custom as any
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export default (ctx: Vitest): ProcessPool => {
       for await (const [project, file] of specs) {
         ctx.state.clearFiles(project)
         const methods = createMethodsRPC(project)
-        console.warn('[pool] running tests for', project.getName(), 'in', file.toLowerCase().replace(process.cwd().toLowerCase(), ''))
+        console.warn('[pool] running tests for', project.getName(), 'in', normalize(file).toLowerCase().replace(normalize(process.cwd()).toLowerCase(), ''))
         const path = relative(project.config.root, file)
         const taskFile: File = {
           id: `${path}${project.getName()}`,