diff --git a/test/common/index.js b/test/common/index.js
index 278f9f6a781474..bd5413ce1f03e9 100644
--- a/test/common/index.js
+++ b/test/common/index.js
@@ -258,9 +258,12 @@ Object.defineProperty(exports, 'hasFipsCrypto', {
 });
 
 {
-  const pipePrefix = exports.isWindows ? '\\\\.\\pipe\\' : `${exports.tmpDir}/`;
+  const localRelative = path.relative(process.cwd(), `${exports.tmpDir}/`);
+  const pipePrefix = exports.isWindows ? '\\\\.\\pipe\\' : localRelative;
   const pipeName = `node-test.${process.pid}.sock`;
+
   exports.PIPE = pipePrefix + pipeName;
+
 }
 
 {