diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.http.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/http/test/FileResolverTest.java b/org.eclipse.jgit.http.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/http/test/FileResolverTest.java
index 8d0ba964c..7c6d59151 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.http.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/http/test/FileResolverTest.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.http.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/http/test/FileResolverTest.java
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ public class FileResolverTest extends LocalDiskRepositoryTestCase {
 			Throwable why = e.getCause();
 			assertNotNull("has cause", why);
 			assertEquals("repository not found: "
-					+ new File(base, name).getAbsolutePath(), why.getMessage());
+					+ new File(base, name).getPath(), why.getMessage());
 		}
 	}
 }