diff --git a/runtime/dex_file_test.cc b/runtime/dex_file_test.cc
index fa13290..330d045 100644
--- a/runtime/dex_file_test.cc
+++ b/runtime/dex_file_test.cc
@@ -355,9 +355,10 @@
 
 TEST_F(DexFileTest, GetDexCanonicalLocation) {
   ScratchFile file;
-  std::string dex_location = file.GetFilename();
+  char* dex_location_real = realpath(file.GetFilename().c_str(), nullptr);
+  std::string dex_location(dex_location_real);
 
-  ASSERT_EQ(file.GetFilename(), DexFile::GetDexCanonicalLocation(dex_location.c_str()));
+  ASSERT_EQ(dex_location, DexFile::GetDexCanonicalLocation(dex_location.c_str()));
   std::string multidex_location = DexFile::GetMultiDexClassesDexName(1, dex_location.c_str());
   ASSERT_EQ(multidex_location, DexFile::GetDexCanonicalLocation(multidex_location.c_str()));
 
@@ -370,6 +371,8 @@
   ASSERT_EQ(multidex_location, DexFile::GetDexCanonicalLocation(multidex_location_sym.c_str()));
 
   ASSERT_EQ(0, unlink(dex_location_sym.c_str()));
+
+  free(dex_location_real);
 }
 
 }  // namespace art