diff --git a/test/test-system-pathnames.asd b/test/test-system-pathnames.asd
index 37f6973e33fcb2d3c21d1d349ab6deca7db4dbf0..8be217a388ac9d965ab58c97a7a76e2dcf4d7c52 100644
--- a/test/test-system-pathnames.asd
+++ b/test/test-system-pathnames.asd
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ;;; -*- Lisp -*-
 
 (defsystem :test-system-pathnames
-  :pathname "sources/level1/"
+  :pathname "sources/level1"
   :components
   ((:file "file1")
    (:file "file2" :pathname "level2/file2")