diff --git a/test/TemporaryDirectory.cpp b/test/TemporaryDirectory.cpp
index e13be7b02eaa..e84cfa873eb3 100644
--- a/test/TemporaryDirectory.cpp
+++ b/test/TemporaryDirectory.cpp
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ TemporaryDirectory::~TemporaryDirectory()
 {
 	// A few paranoid sanity checks just to be extra sure we're not deleting someone's homework.
 	assert(m_path.string().find(fs::temp_directory_path().string()) == 0);
-	assert(m_path != fs::temp_directory_path());
-	assert(m_path != m_path.root_path());
+	assert(!fs::equivalent(m_path, fs::temp_directory_path()));
+	assert(!fs::equivalent(m_path, m_path.root_path()));
 	assert(!m_path.empty());
 
 	boost::system::error_code errorCode;