diff --git a/bin/tests/system/conftest.py b/bin/tests/system/conftest.py
index 5eb1d28d45..49126d9788 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/conftest.py
+++ b/bin/tests/system/conftest.py
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ def system_test_dir(request, system_test_name, expected_artifacts):
         ), f"Unexpected files found in test directory: {unexpected_files}"
 
     # Create a temporary directory with a copy of the original system test dir contents
-    system_test_root = Path(os.environ["builddir"])
+    system_test_root = Path(os.environ["builddir"]).resolve()
     testdir = Path(
         tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix=f"{system_test_name}_tmp_", dir=system_test_root)
     )