diff --git a/test/parallel/test-path-resolve.js b/test/parallel/test-path-resolve.js
index 7fea7f56aae91e..eed54dba5a6663 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-path-resolve.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-path-resolve.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const posixyCwd = common.isWindows ?
   (() => {
     const _ = process.cwd()
       .replaceAll(path.sep, path.posix.sep);
-    return _.substr(_.indexOf(path.posix.sep));
+    return _.slice(_.indexOf(path.posix.sep));
   })() :
   process.cwd();