diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/io/qdir/tst_qdir.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/io/qdir/tst_qdir.cpp
index b19f1587463..06f0c3d178f 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/io/qdir/tst_qdir.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/io/qdir/tst_qdir.cpp
@@ -2285,6 +2285,8 @@ void tst_QDir::equalityOperator_data()
     QString pathinroot("/system/..");
 #elif defined(Q_OS_HAIKU)
     QString pathinroot("/boot/..");
+#elif defined(Q_OS_VXWORKS)
+    QString pathinroot("/tmp/..");
 #else
     QString pathinroot("/usr/..");
 #endif