diff --git a/test/parallel/test-path-resolve.js b/test/parallel/test-path-resolve.js
index e9e6d83ff54..ed3c7c4c5a0 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-path-resolve.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-path-resolve.js
@@ -69,3 +69,12 @@ if (common.isWindows) {
   const resolvedPath = spawnResult.stdout.toString().trim();
   assert.strictEqual(resolvedPath.toLowerCase(), process.cwd().toLowerCase());
 }
+
+if (!common.isWindows) {
+  // Test handling relative paths to be safe when process.cwd() fails.
+  process.cwd = () => '';
+  assert.strictEqual(process.cwd(), '');
+  const resolved = path.resolve();
+  const expected = '.';
+  assert.strictEqual(resolved, expected);
+}