diff --git a/test/parallel/test-tls-net-connect-prefer-path.js b/test/parallel/test-tls-net-connect-prefer-path.js
index 10f00b4eb2..8a8c387d39 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-tls-net-connect-prefer-path.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-tls-net-connect-prefer-path.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 'use strict';
 const common = require('../common');
+const fixtures = require('../common/fixtures');
 
 // This tests that both tls and net will ignore host and port if path is
 // provided.
@@ -28,8 +29,8 @@ function mkServer(lib, tcp, cb) {
   const args = [handler];
   if (lib === tls) {
     args.unshift({
-      cert: fs.readFileSync(`${common.fixturesDir}/test_cert.pem`),
-      key: fs.readFileSync(`${common.fixturesDir}/test_key.pem`)
+      cert: fixtures.readSync('test_cert.pem'),
+      key: fixtures.readSync('test_key.pem')
     });
   }
   const server = lib.createServer(...args);