diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it/MavenITmng4305LocalRepoBasedirTest.java b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it/MavenITmng4305LocalRepoBasedirTest.java
index 7ee73f8b32..58f6444033 100644
--- a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it/MavenITmng4305LocalRepoBasedirTest.java
+++ b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it/MavenITmng4305LocalRepoBasedirTest.java
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public class MavenITmng4305LocalRepoBasedirTest
         Properties props = verifier.loadProperties( "target/basedir.properties" );
 
         // NOTE: This deliberately compares the paths on the String level, not via File.equals()
-        assertEquals( new File( verifier.localRepo ).getPath(), props.getProperty( "localRepository.basedir" ) );
+        assertEquals( new File( verifier.localRepo ).getAbsolutePath(), props.getProperty( "localRepository.basedir" ) );
     }
 
 }