diff --git a/t/lib-git-p4.sh b/t/lib-git-p4.sh
index eea46a454f..44ec24d4f4 100644
--- a/t/lib-git-p4.sh
+++ b/t/lib-git-p4.sh
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export P4CLIENT=client
 export P4EDITOR=:
 
 db="$TRASH_DIRECTORY/db"
-cli="$TRASH_DIRECTORY/cli"
+cli=$(test-path-utils real_path "$TRASH_DIRECTORY/cli")
 git="$TRASH_DIRECTORY/git"
 pidfile="$TRASH_DIRECTORY/p4d.pid"
 
diff --git a/t/t9806-git-p4-options.sh b/t/t9806-git-p4-options.sh
index 2892367830..83738fa2cd 100755
--- a/t/t9806-git-p4-options.sh
+++ b/t/t9806-git-p4-options.sh
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ test_expect_success 'clone --use-client-spec' '
 		exec >/dev/null &&
 		test_must_fail git p4 clone --dest="$git" --use-client-spec
 	) &&
-	cli2="$TRASH_DIRECTORY/cli2" &&
+	cli2=$(test-path-utils real_path "$TRASH_DIRECTORY/cli2") &&
 	mkdir -p "$cli2" &&
 	test_when_finished "rmdir \"$cli2\"" &&
 	(
diff --git a/t/t9810-git-p4-rcs.sh b/t/t9810-git-p4-rcs.sh
index d8d9ca4679..c7313b0bd9 100755
--- a/t/t9810-git-p4-rcs.sh
+++ b/t/t9810-git-p4-rcs.sh
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ test_expect_success 'cope with rcs keyword expansion damage' '
 		cd "$git" &&
 		git config git-p4.skipSubmitEdit true &&
 		git config git-p4.attemptRCSCleanup true &&
-		(cd ../cli && p4_append_to_file kwfile1.c) &&
+		(cd "$cli" && p4_append_to_file kwfile1.c) &&
 		old_lines=$(wc -l <kwfile1.c) &&
 		perl -n -i -e "print unless m/Revision:/" kwfile1.c &&
 		new_lines=$(wc -l <kwfile1.c) &&