diff --git a/bin/tests/system/conftest.py b/bin/tests/system/conftest.py
index da3f638d6a..d0f4168dc7 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/conftest.py
+++ b/bin/tests/system/conftest.py
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ def system_test_dir(request, env, system_test_name):
     shutil.copytree(system_test_root / system_test_name, testdir)
 
     # Create a convenience symlink with a stable and predictable name
-    module_name = SYMLINK_REPLACEMENT_RE.sub(r"\1", request.node.name)
+    module_name = SYMLINK_REPLACEMENT_RE.sub(r"\1", str(_get_node_path(request.node)))
     symlink_dst = system_test_root / module_name
     unlink(symlink_dst)
     symlink_dst.symlink_to(os.path.relpath(testdir, start=system_test_root))
@@ -495,6 +495,15 @@ def _run_script(
         isctest.log.debug("  exited with %d", returncode)
 
 
+def _get_node_path(node) -> Path:
+    if isinstance(node.parent, pytest.Session):
+        if _pytest_major_ver >= 8:
+            return Path()
+        return Path(node.name)
+    assert node.parent is not None
+    return _get_node_path(node.parent) / node.name
+
+
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
 def shell(env, system_test_dir):
     """Function to call a shell script with arguments."""
@@ -594,7 +603,7 @@ def system_test(
             pytest.fail(f"get_core_dumps.sh exited with {exc.returncode}")
 
     os.environ.update(env)  # Ensure pytests have the same env vars as shell tests.
-    isctest.log.info(f"test started: {request.node.name}")
+    isctest.log.info(f"test started: {_get_node_path(request.node)}")
     port = int(env["PORT"])
     isctest.log.info("using port range: <%d, %d>", port, port + PORTS_PER_TEST - 1)