diff --git a/tests/run-tests.lisp b/tests/run-tests.lisp
index 84df410452872529abb4f817b404590f41f0aae6..e4b8b997da79fbf345c1d74a8a750da86895f150 100644
--- a/tests/run-tests.lisp
+++ b/tests/run-tests.lisp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 (setf lisp-unit:*print-failures* t)
 (setf lisp-unit:*print-errors* t)
 
-(defvar *load-path* *load-pathname*)
+(defvar *load-path* (truename *load-pathname*))
 
 (defvar *test-files*
   nil)