diff --git a/test/sequential/test-debugger-debug-brk.js b/test/sequential/test-debugger-debug-brk.js
index 54e17135640f19..e2733e49dcf67c 100644
--- a/test/sequential/test-debugger-debug-brk.js
+++ b/test/sequential/test-debugger-debug-brk.js
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 'use strict';
 const common = require('../common');
 common.skipIfInspectorDisabled();
+const fixtures = require('../common/fixtures');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const spawn = require('child_process').spawn;
 
-const script = `${common.fixturesDir}/empty.js`;
+// file name here doesn't actually matter since
+// debugger will connect regardless of file name arg
+const script = fixtures.path('empty.js');
 
 function test(arg) {
   const child = spawn(process.execPath, ['--inspect', arg, script]);