diff --git a/tests/auto/qdir/tst_qdir.cpp b/tests/auto/qdir/tst_qdir.cpp
index 7c18df1dc..81afd2010 100644
--- a/tests/auto/qdir/tst_qdir.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/qdir/tst_qdir.cpp
@@ -1436,8 +1436,8 @@ void tst_QDir::equalityOperator_data()
         << "." << "*.cpp" << int(QDir::Name) << int(QDir::Files)
         << true;
 
-    //need a path in the root directory that is unlikely to be a symbolic link.
-    QString pathinroot("/sbin/..");
+    // need a path in the root directory that is unlikely to be a symbolic link.
+    QString pathinroot("/boot/..");
     QTest::newRow("QTBUG-20495-root") << pathinroot << "*.cpp" << int(QDir::Name) << int(QDir::Files)
         << QDir::rootPath() << "*.cpp" << int(QDir::Name) << int(QDir::Files)
         << true;