diff --git a/tests/snippets/stdlib_os.py b/tests/snippets/stdlib_os.py
index ef9b9111d..d2e39c1ce 100644
--- a/tests/snippets/stdlib_os.py
+++ b/tests/snippets/stdlib_os.py
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ with TestWithTempDir() as tmpdir:
 
 	with TestWithTempCurrentDir():
 		os.chdir(tmpdir)
-		assert os.getcwd() == tmpdir
+		assert os.getcwd() == os.path.realpath(tmpdir)
 		os.path.exists(FILE_NAME)
 
 # supports