diff --git a/solr/core/src/test/org/apache/solr/cloud/SolrCLIZkUtilsTest.java b/solr/core/src/test/org/apache/solr/cloud/SolrCLIZkUtilsTest.java
index 5f1e1511c90..082b618a321 100644
--- a/solr/core/src/test/org/apache/solr/cloud/SolrCLIZkUtilsTest.java
+++ b/solr/core/src/test/org/apache/solr/cloud/SolrCLIZkUtilsTest.java
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ public class SolrCLIZkUtilsTest extends SolrCloudTestCase {
     Path tmp = createTempDir("tmpNewPlace2");
     args = new String[]{
         "-src", "zk:/configs/cp1",
-        "-dst", "file:/" + tmp.toAbsolutePath().toString(),
+        "-dst", "file:" + tmp.toAbsolutePath().toString(),
         "-recurse", "true",
         "-zkHost", zkAddr,
     };