diff --git a/Lib/test/test_pathlib.py b/Lib/test/test_pathlib.py
index c4e28e7741e..2b8b2c1a7d6 100755
--- a/Lib/test/test_pathlib.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_pathlib.py
@@ -1275,8 +1275,8 @@ def test_resolve_dot(self):
         # See https://bitbucket.org/pitrou/pathlib/issue/9/pathresolve-fails-on-complex-symlinks
         p = self.cls(BASE)
         self.dirlink('.', join('0'))
-        self.dirlink('0/0', join('1'))
-        self.dirlink('1/1', join('2'))
+        self.dirlink(os.path.join('0', '0'), join('1'))
+        self.dirlink(os.path.join('1', '1'), join('2'))
         q = p / '2'
         self.assertEqual(q.resolve(), p)