diff --git a/vlib/v/slow_tests/repl/repl_test.v b/vlib/v/slow_tests/repl/repl_test.v
index 2b54a61c4f6ef0..ada3311ee6f25b 100644
--- a/vlib/v/slow_tests/repl/repl_test.v
+++ b/vlib/v/slow_tests/repl/repl_test.v
@@ -71,11 +71,12 @@ fn worker_repl(mut p pool.PoolProcessor, idx int, thread_id int) voidptr {
 		p.set_thread_context(idx, tls_bench)
 	}
 	tls_bench.cstep = idx
-	tfolder := os.join_path(cdir, 'vrepl_tests_${idx}')
+	mut tfolder := os.join_path(cdir, 'vrepl_tests_${idx}')
 	if os.is_dir(tfolder) {
 		os.rmdir_all(tfolder) or { panic(err) }
 	}
 	os.mkdir(tfolder) or { panic(err) }
+	tfolder = os.real_path(tfolder)
 	file := p.get_item[string](idx)
 	session.bmark.step()
 	tls_bench.step()