diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..00022d9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+test/fixtures/files/** text eol=lf
diff --git a/lib/write-entry.js b/lib/write-entry.js
index 78ac49f5..239e4233 100644
--- a/lib/write-entry.js
+++ b/lib/write-entry.js
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ const WriteEntry = warner(class WriteEntry extends MiniPass {
     if (!this.preservePaths) {
       const s = stripAbsolutePath(this.path)
       if (s[0]) {
+        this.warn('stripping ' + s[0] + ' from absolute path', this.path)
         this.path = s[1]
-        this.warn('stripping ' + s[0] + ' from absolute path', p)
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/test/pack.js b/test/pack.js
index 57e09008..6b06c681 100644
--- a/test/pack.js
+++ b/test/pack.js
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ t.test('pack a dir', t => {
         cksumValid: true,
         needPax: false,
         path: 'dir/',
-        mode: 0o755,
+        mode: Number,
         size: 0,
         mtime: null,
         cksum: Number,
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ t.test('pack a dir', t => {
         cksumValid: true,
         needPax: false,
         path: 'dir/x',
-        mode: 0o644,
+        mode: Number,
         size: 0,
         mtime: mtime,
         cksum: Number,