diff --git a/test/parallel/test-blob-file-backed.js b/test/parallel/test-blob-file-backed.js
index acf04a44386..0532bda07b6 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-blob-file-backed.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-blob-file-backed.js
@@ -15,13 +15,12 @@ const {
 const {
   unlink
 } = require('fs/promises');
-const path = require('path');
 const { Blob } = require('buffer');
 
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
-const testfile = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'test-file-backed-blob.txt');
-const testfile2 = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'test-file-backed-blob2.txt');
-const testfile3 = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'test-file-backed-blob3.txt');
+const testfile = tmpdir.resolve('test-file-backed-blob.txt');
+const testfile2 = tmpdir.resolve('test-file-backed-blob2.txt');
+const testfile3 = tmpdir.resolve('test-file-backed-blob3.txt');
 tmpdir.refresh();
 
 const data = `${'a'.repeat(1000)}${'b'.repeat(2000)}`;
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-child-process-fork-exec-path.js b/test/parallel/test-child-process-fork-exec-path.js
index 38adfd72de4..3417a102c69 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-child-process-fork-exec-path.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-child-process-fork-exec-path.js
@@ -27,13 +27,12 @@ const common = require('../common');
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 const { addLibraryPath } = require('../common/shared-lib-util');
 const assert = require('assert');
-const path = require('path');
 const fs = require('fs');
 const { fork } = require('child_process');
 
 const msg = { test: 'this' };
 const nodePath = process.execPath;
-const copyPath = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'node-copy.exe');
+const copyPath = tmpdir.resolve('node-copy.exe');
 
 addLibraryPath(process.env);
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-child-process-pipe-dataflow.js b/test/parallel/test-child-process-pipe-dataflow.js
index e989ff135c8..257f4046aa6 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-child-process-pipe-dataflow.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-child-process-pipe-dataflow.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 'use strict';
 const common = require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
-const path = require('path');
 const fs = require('fs');
 const spawn = require('child_process').spawn;
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
@@ -18,7 +17,7 @@ const MB = KB * KB;
 
 {
   tmpdir.refresh();
-  const file = path.resolve(tmpdir.path, 'data.txt');
+  const file = tmpdir.resolve('data.txt');
   const buf = Buffer.alloc(MB).fill('x');
 
   // Most OS commands that deal with data, attach special meanings to new line -
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-crypto-authenticated-stream.js b/test/parallel/test-crypto-authenticated-stream.js
index f29ee8932af..fcd53aa4696 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-crypto-authenticated-stream.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-crypto-authenticated-stream.js
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ if (!common.hasCrypto)
 const assert = require('assert');
 const crypto = require('crypto');
 const fs = require('fs');
-const path = require('path');
 const stream = require('stream');
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 
@@ -72,7 +71,7 @@ function mstream(config) {
 
 function fstream(config) {
   const count = fstream.count++;
-  const filename = (name) => path.join(tmpdir.path, `${name}${count}`);
+  const filename = (name) => tmpdir.resolve(`${name}${count}`);
 
   const { cipher, key, iv, aad, authTagLength, plaintextLength } = config;
   const expected = Buffer.alloc(plaintextLength);
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-crypto-sign-verify.js b/test/parallel/test-crypto-sign-verify.js
index 74c0ff53eb1..b39ec22dceb 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-crypto-sign-verify.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-crypto-sign-verify.js
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ if (!common.hasCrypto)
 
 const assert = require('assert');
 const fs = require('fs');
-const path = require('path');
 const exec = require('child_process').exec;
 const crypto = require('crypto');
 const fixtures = require('../common/fixtures');
@@ -617,9 +616,9 @@ assert.throws(
   const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
   tmpdir.refresh();
 
-  const sigfile = path.join(tmpdir.path, 's5.sig');
+  const sigfile = tmpdir.resolve('s5.sig');
   fs.writeFileSync(sigfile, s5);
-  const msgfile = path.join(tmpdir.path, 's5.msg');
+  const msgfile = tmpdir.resolve('s5.msg');
   fs.writeFileSync(msgfile, msg);
 
   const cmd =
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http-agent-getname.js b/test/parallel/test-http-agent-getname.js
index 14cfcfaabdf..7153899ac58 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http-agent-getname.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http-agent-getname.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const http = require('http');
-const path = require('path');
 
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ assert.strictEqual(
 );
 
 // unix socket
-const socketPath = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'foo', 'bar');
+const socketPath = tmpdir.resolve('foo', 'bar');
 assert.strictEqual(
   agent.getName({
     socketPath
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http-chunk-problem.js b/test/parallel/test-http-chunk-problem.js
index ebfd9406879..a3c354aecde 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http-chunk-problem.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http-chunk-problem.js
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ const cp = require('child_process');
 
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 
-const filename = require('path').join(tmpdir.path, 'big');
+const filename = tmpdir.resolve('big');
 let server;
 
 function executeRequest(cb) {
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http-pipe-fs.js b/test/parallel/test-http-pipe-fs.js
index dfb44ff3b25..b7c1a029188 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http-pipe-fs.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http-pipe-fs.js
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 const common = require('../common');
 const http = require('http');
 const fs = require('fs');
-const path = require('path');
 const Countdown = require('../common/countdown');
 const NUMBER_OF_STREAMS = 2;
 
@@ -32,7 +31,7 @@ const countdown = new Countdown(NUMBER_OF_STREAMS, () => server.close());
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 tmpdir.refresh();
 
-const file = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'http-pipe-fs-test.txt');
+const file = tmpdir.resolve('http-pipe-fs-test.txt');
 
 const server = http.createServer(common.mustCall(function(req, res) {
   const stream = fs.createWriteStream(file);
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverrequest-pipe.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverrequest-pipe.js
index a02a64cdc0d..64beb6472b9 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverrequest-pipe.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-compat-serverrequest-pipe.js
@@ -7,14 +7,13 @@ const fixtures = require('../common/fixtures');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const http2 = require('http2');
 const fs = require('fs');
-const path = require('path');
 
 // Piping should work as expected with createWriteStream
 
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 tmpdir.refresh();
 const loc = fixtures.path('person-large.jpg');
-const fn = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'http2-url-tests.js');
+const fn = tmpdir.resolve('http2-url-tests.js');
 
 const server = http2.createServer();
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-pipe-named-pipe.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-pipe-named-pipe.js
index 0ef05da1935..eb9b1b568c1 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-pipe-named-pipe.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-pipe-named-pipe.js
@@ -8,14 +8,13 @@ const assert = require('assert');
 const http2 = require('http2');
 const fs = require('fs');
 const net = require('net');
-const path = require('path');
 
 // HTTP/2 servers can listen on a named pipe.
 
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 tmpdir.refresh();
 const loc = fixtures.path('person-large.jpg');
-const fn = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'person-large.jpg');
+const fn = tmpdir.resolve('person-large.jpg');
 
 const server = http2.createServer();
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-pipe.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-pipe.js
index e081c6d6d7a..ebd89e23d8e 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-pipe.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-pipe.js
@@ -7,14 +7,13 @@ const fixtures = require('../common/fixtures');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const http2 = require('http2');
 const fs = require('fs');
-const path = require('path');
 
 // Piping should work as expected with createWriteStream
 
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 tmpdir.refresh();
 const loc = fixtures.path('person-large.jpg');
-const fn = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'http2-url-tests.js');
+const fn = tmpdir.resolve('http2-url-tests.js');
 
 const server = http2.createServer();
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-respond-file-error-pipe-offset.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-respond-file-error-pipe-offset.js
index 39876baaf51..bd043e42f4a 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-respond-file-error-pipe-offset.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-respond-file-error-pipe-offset.js
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ if (!common.hasCrypto)
 if (common.isWindows)
   common.skip('no mkfifo on Windows');
 const child_process = require('child_process');
-const path = require('path');
 const fs = require('fs');
 const http2 = require('http2');
 const assert = require('assert');
@@ -14,7 +13,7 @@ const assert = require('assert');
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 tmpdir.refresh();
 
-const pipeName = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'pipe');
+const pipeName = tmpdir.resolve('pipe');
 
 const mkfifo = child_process.spawnSync('mkfifo', [ pipeName ]);
 if (mkfifo.error && mkfifo.error.code === 'ENOENT') {
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-respond-file-with-pipe.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-respond-file-with-pipe.js
index 30bcce46b9d..14f164881c2 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-respond-file-with-pipe.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-respond-file-with-pipe.js
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ if (!common.hasCrypto)
 if (common.isWindows)
   common.skip('no mkfifo on Windows');
 const child_process = require('child_process');
-const path = require('path');
 const fs = require('fs');
 const http2 = require('http2');
 const assert = require('assert');
@@ -14,7 +13,7 @@ const assert = require('assert');
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 tmpdir.refresh();
 
-const pipeName = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'pipe');
+const pipeName = tmpdir.resolve('pipe');
 
 const mkfifo = child_process.spawnSync('mkfifo', [ pipeName ]);
 if (mkfifo.error && mkfifo.error.code === 'ENOENT') {
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-readline-async-iterators-destroy.js b/test/parallel/test-readline-async-iterators-destroy.js
index 8641b0a2acd..0a3fb018906 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-readline-async-iterators-destroy.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-readline-async-iterators-destroy.js
@@ -3,14 +3,13 @@
 const common = require('../common');
 const fs = require('fs');
 const { once } = require('events');
-const { join } = require('path');
 const readline = require('readline');
 const assert = require('assert');
 
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 tmpdir.refresh();
 
-const filename = join(tmpdir.path, 'test.txt');
+const filename = tmpdir.resolve('test.txt');
 
 const testContents = [
   '',
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-readline-async-iterators.js b/test/parallel/test-readline-async-iterators.js
index 57c74f69d58..fdd3edaaf9e 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-readline-async-iterators.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-readline-async-iterators.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 const common = require('../common');
 const fs = require('fs');
-const { join } = require('path');
 const readline = require('readline');
 const { Readable } = require('stream');
 const assert = require('assert');
@@ -10,7 +9,7 @@ const assert = require('assert');
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 tmpdir.refresh();
 
-const filename = join(tmpdir.path, 'test.txt');
+const filename = tmpdir.resolve('test.txt');
 
 const testContents = [
   '',
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-repl-autocomplete.js b/test/parallel/test-repl-autocomplete.js
index b1070531830..cb17523494b 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-repl-autocomplete.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-repl-autocomplete.js
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ const stream = require('stream');
 const REPL = require('internal/repl');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const fs = require('fs');
-const path = require('path');
 const { inspect } = require('util');
 
 common.skipIfDumbTerminal();
@@ -17,7 +16,7 @@ tmpdir.refresh();
 
 process.throwDeprecation = true;
 
-const defaultHistoryPath = path.join(tmpdir.path, '.node_repl_history');
+const defaultHistoryPath = tmpdir.resolve('.node_repl_history');
 
 // Create an input stream specialized for testing an array of actions
 class ActionStream extends stream.Stream {
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-repl-history-navigation.js b/test/parallel/test-repl-history-navigation.js
index a3826e547a2..64236ec7349 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-repl-history-navigation.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-repl-history-navigation.js
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ const stream = require('stream');
 const REPL = require('internal/repl');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const fs = require('fs');
-const path = require('path');
 const { inspect } = require('util');
 
 common.skipIfDumbTerminal();
@@ -18,7 +17,7 @@ tmpdir.refresh();
 process.throwDeprecation = true;
 process.on('warning', common.mustNotCall());
 
-const defaultHistoryPath = path.join(tmpdir.path, '.node_repl_history');
+const defaultHistoryPath = tmpdir.resolve('.node_repl_history');
 
 // Create an input stream specialized for testing an array of actions
 class ActionStream extends stream.Stream {
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-repl-history-perm.js b/test/parallel/test-repl-history-perm.js
index aeca832d430..1f33c2faf55 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-repl-history-perm.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-repl-history-perm.js
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ if (common.isWindows) {
 }
 
 const assert = require('assert');
-const path = require('path');
 const fs = require('fs');
 const repl = require('internal/repl');
 const Duplex = require('stream').Duplex;
@@ -33,7 +32,7 @@ stream.readable = stream.writable = true;
 
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 tmpdir.refresh();
-const replHistoryPath = path.join(tmpdir.path, '.node_repl_history');
+const replHistoryPath = tmpdir.resolve('.node_repl_history');
 
 const checkResults = common.mustSucceed((r) => {
   const stat = fs.statSync(replHistoryPath);
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-repl-persistent-history.js b/test/parallel/test-repl-persistent-history.js
index b0cddf0a2bd..99ba92eda4c 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-repl-persistent-history.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-repl-persistent-history.js
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ const stream = require('stream');
 const REPL = require('internal/repl');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const fs = require('fs');
-const path = require('path');
 const os = require('os');
 const util = require('util');
 
@@ -60,12 +59,11 @@ const CLEAR = { ctrl: true, name: 'u' };
 
 // File paths
 const historyFixturePath = fixtures.path('.node_repl_history');
-const historyPath = path.join(tmpdir.path, '.fixture_copy_repl_history');
+const historyPath = tmpdir.resolve('.fixture_copy_repl_history');
 const historyPathFail = fixtures.path('nonexistent_folder', 'filename');
-const defaultHistoryPath = path.join(tmpdir.path, '.node_repl_history');
+const defaultHistoryPath = tmpdir.resolve('.node_repl_history');
 const emptyHiddenHistoryPath = fixtures.path('.empty-hidden-repl-history-file');
-const devNullHistoryPath = path.join(tmpdir.path,
-                                     '.dev-null-repl-history-file');
+const devNullHistoryPath = tmpdir.resolve('.dev-null-repl-history-file');
 // Common message bits
 const prompt = '> ';
 const replDisabled = '\nPersistent history support disabled. Set the ' +
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-repl-programmatic-history.js b/test/parallel/test-repl-programmatic-history.js
index e2ad2cc66fd..1ae5123c6c8 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-repl-programmatic-history.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-repl-programmatic-history.js
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ const stream = require('stream');
 const REPL = require('repl');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const fs = require('fs');
-const path = require('path');
 const os = require('os');
 const util = require('util');
 
@@ -58,12 +57,11 @@ const CLEAR = { ctrl: true, name: 'u' };
 
 // File paths
 const historyFixturePath = fixtures.path('.node_repl_history');
-const historyPath = path.join(tmpdir.path, '.fixture_copy_repl_history');
+const historyPath = tmpdir.resolve('.fixture_copy_repl_history');
 const historyPathFail = fixtures.path('nonexistent_folder', 'filename');
-const defaultHistoryPath = path.join(tmpdir.path, '.node_repl_history');
+const defaultHistoryPath = tmpdir.resolve('.node_repl_history');
 const emptyHiddenHistoryPath = fixtures.path('.empty-hidden-repl-history-file');
-const devNullHistoryPath = path.join(tmpdir.path,
-                                     '.dev-null-repl-history-file');
+const devNullHistoryPath = tmpdir.resolve('.dev-null-repl-history-file');
 // Common message bits
 const prompt = '> ';
 const replDisabled = '\nPersistent history support disabled. Set the ' +
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-repl-require-after-write.js b/test/parallel/test-repl-require-after-write.js
index 83c46447358..a374c57628f 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-repl-require-after-write.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-repl-require-after-write.js
@@ -4,11 +4,10 @@ const common = require('../common');
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const spawn = require('child_process').spawn;
-const path = require('path');
 
 tmpdir.refresh();
 
-const requirePath = JSON.stringify(path.join(tmpdir.path, 'non-existent.json'));
+const requirePath = JSON.stringify(tmpdir.resolve('non-existent.json'));
 
 // Use -i to force node into interactive mode, despite stdout not being a TTY
 const child = spawn(process.execPath, ['-i']);
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-repl-reverse-search.js b/test/parallel/test-repl-reverse-search.js
index d92ac922193..93fb037c392 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-repl-reverse-search.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-repl-reverse-search.js
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ const stream = require('stream');
 const REPL = require('internal/repl');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const fs = require('fs');
-const path = require('path');
 const { inspect } = require('util');
 
 common.skipIfDumbTerminal();
@@ -16,7 +15,7 @@ common.allowGlobals('aaaa');
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 tmpdir.refresh();
 
-const defaultHistoryPath = path.join(tmpdir.path, '.node_repl_history');
+const defaultHistoryPath = tmpdir.resolve('.node_repl_history');
 
 // Create an input stream specialized for testing an array of actions
 class ActionStream extends stream.Stream {
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-repl-save-load.js b/test/parallel/test-repl-save-load.js
index 7fe535f6431..19b4cf8f755 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-repl-save-load.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-repl-save-load.js
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 const common = require('../common');
 const ArrayStream = require('../common/arraystream');
 const assert = require('assert');
-const join = require('path').join;
 const fs = require('fs');
 
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
@@ -48,7 +47,7 @@ const testFile = [
   '  return {one:1};',
   '})()',
 ];
-const saveFileName = join(tmpdir.path, 'test.save.js');
+const saveFileName = tmpdir.resolve('test.save.js');
 
 // Add some data.
 putIn.run(testFile);
@@ -79,7 +78,7 @@ testMe.complete('inner.o', common.mustSucceed((data) => {
 // Clear the REPL.
 putIn.run(['.clear']);
 
-let loadFile = join(tmpdir.path, 'file.does.not.exist');
+let loadFile = tmpdir.resolve('file.does.not.exist');
 
 // Should not break.
 putIn.write = common.mustCall(function(data) {
@@ -103,7 +102,7 @@ putIn.run(['.clear']);
 
 // NUL (\0) is disallowed in filenames in UNIX-like operating systems and
 // Windows so we can use that to test failed saves.
-const invalidFileName = join(tmpdir.path, '\0\0\0\0\0');
+const invalidFileName = tmpdir.resolve('\0\0\0\0\0');
 
 // Should not break.
 putIn.write = common.mustCall(function(data) {
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-snapshot-api.js b/test/parallel/test-snapshot-api.js
index b66a2b2a12c..38b17add3db 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-snapshot-api.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-snapshot-api.js
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ const assert = require('assert');
 const { spawnSync } = require('child_process');
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 const fixtures = require('../common/fixtures');
-const path = require('path');
 const fs = require('fs');
 
 const v8 = require('v8');
@@ -17,7 +16,7 @@ const v8 = require('v8');
 assert(!v8.startupSnapshot.isBuildingSnapshot());
 
 tmpdir.refresh();
-const blobPath = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'snapshot.blob');
+const blobPath = tmpdir.resolve('snapshot.blob');
 const entry = fixtures.path('snapshot', 'v8-startup-snapshot-api.js');
 {
   for (const book of [
@@ -26,9 +25,9 @@ const entry = fixtures.path('snapshot', 'v8-startup-snapshot-api.js');
     'book2.zh_CN.txt',
   ]) {
     const content = `This is ${book}`;
-    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(tmpdir.path, book), content, 'utf8');
+    fs.writeFileSync(tmpdir.resolve(book), content, 'utf8');
   }
-  fs.copyFileSync(entry, path.join(tmpdir.path, 'entry.js'));
+  fs.copyFileSync(entry, tmpdir.resolve('entry.js'));
   const child = spawnSync(process.execPath, [
     '--snapshot-blob',
     blobPath,
@@ -42,7 +41,7 @@ const entry = fixtures.path('snapshot', 'v8-startup-snapshot-api.js');
     console.log(child.stdout.toString());
     assert.strictEqual(child.status, 0);
   }
-  const stats = fs.statSync(path.join(tmpdir.path, 'snapshot.blob'));
+  const stats = fs.statSync(tmpdir.resolve('snapshot.blob'));
   assert(stats.isFile());
 }
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-snapshot-argv1.js b/test/parallel/test-snapshot-argv1.js
index 08ec7d905fd..b98e13aa8cc 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-snapshot-argv1.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-snapshot-argv1.js
@@ -6,18 +6,17 @@ require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const { spawnSync } = require('child_process');
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
-const path = require('path');
 const fs = require('fs');
 
 tmpdir.refresh();
-const blobPath = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'snapshot.blob');
+const blobPath = tmpdir.resolve('snapshot.blob');
 const code = `
 require('v8').startupSnapshot.setDeserializeMainFunction(() => {
   console.log(JSON.stringify(process.argv));
 });
 `;
 {
-  fs.writeFileSync(path.join(tmpdir.path, 'entry.js'), code, 'utf8');
+  fs.writeFileSync(tmpdir.resolve('entry.js'), code, 'utf8');
   const child = spawnSync(process.execPath, [
     '--snapshot-blob',
     blobPath,
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@ require('v8').startupSnapshot.setDeserializeMainFunction(() => {
     console.log(child.stdout.toString());
     assert.strictEqual(child.status, 0);
   }
-  const stats = fs.statSync(path.join(tmpdir.path, 'snapshot.blob'));
+  const stats = fs.statSync(tmpdir.resolve('snapshot.blob'));
   assert(stats.isFile());
 }
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-snapshot-basic.js b/test/parallel/test-snapshot-basic.js
index 9bcf3025011..6f1d3c21ae1 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-snapshot-basic.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-snapshot-basic.js
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ const assert = require('assert');
 const { spawnSync } = require('child_process');
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 const fixtures = require('../common/fixtures');
-const path = require('path');
 const fs = require('fs');
 
 tmpdir.refresh();
@@ -48,12 +47,12 @@ if (!process.config.variables.node_use_node_snapshot) {
     console.log(child.signal);
     assert.strictEqual(child.status, 0);
   }
-  const stats = fs.statSync(path.join(tmpdir.path, 'snapshot.blob'));
+  const stats = fs.statSync(tmpdir.resolve('snapshot.blob'));
   assert(stats.isFile());
 }
 
 tmpdir.refresh();
-const blobPath = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'my-snapshot.blob');
+const blobPath = tmpdir.resolve('my-snapshot.blob');
 {
   // Create the snapshot.
   const child = spawnSync(process.execPath, [
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-snapshot-cjs-main.js b/test/parallel/test-snapshot-cjs-main.js
index b445a5a2739..f58e4f17909 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-snapshot-cjs-main.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-snapshot-cjs-main.js
@@ -8,11 +8,10 @@ const assert = require('assert');
 const { spawnSync } = require('child_process');
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 const fixtures = require('../common/fixtures');
-const path = require('path');
 const fs = require('fs');
 
 tmpdir.refresh();
-const blobPath = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'snapshot.blob');
+const blobPath = tmpdir.resolve('snapshot.blob');
 const file = fixtures.path('snapshot', 'mutate-fs.js');
 const checkFile = fixtures.path('snapshot', 'check-mutate-fs.js');
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-snapshot-console.js b/test/parallel/test-snapshot-console.js
index f3c805dc4bf..4acc804b201 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-snapshot-console.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-snapshot-console.js
@@ -9,11 +9,10 @@ const assert = require('assert');
 const { spawnSync } = require('child_process');
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 const fixtures = require('../common/fixtures');
-const path = require('path');
 const fs = require('fs');
 
 tmpdir.refresh();
-const blobPath = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'snapshot.blob');
+const blobPath = tmpdir.resolve('snapshot.blob');
 const entry = fixtures.path('snapshot', 'console.js');
 
 {
@@ -32,7 +31,7 @@ const entry = fixtures.path('snapshot', 'console.js');
     assert.strictEqual(child.status, 0);
   }
   assert.deepStrictEqual(Object.keys(console), JSON.parse(stdout));
-  const stats = fs.statSync(path.join(tmpdir.path, 'snapshot.blob'));
+  const stats = fs.statSync(tmpdir.resolve('snapshot.blob'));
   assert(stats.isFile());
 }
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-snapshot-error.js b/test/parallel/test-snapshot-error.js
index 32f41244c72..1d90e7b181b 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-snapshot-error.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-snapshot-error.js
@@ -8,11 +8,10 @@ const assert = require('assert');
 const { spawnSync } = require('child_process');
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 const fixtures = require('../common/fixtures');
-const path = require('path');
 const fs = require('fs');
 
 tmpdir.refresh();
-const blobPath = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'snapshot.blob');
+const blobPath = tmpdir.resolve('snapshot.blob');
 const entry = fixtures.path('snapshot', 'error.js');
 
 // --build-snapshot should be run with an entry point.
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@ const entry = fixtures.path('snapshot', 'error.js');
   assert.strictEqual(child.status, 9);
   assert.match(stderr,
                /--build-snapshot must be used with an entry point script/);
-  assert(!fs.existsSync(path.join(tmpdir.path, 'snapshot.blob')));
+  assert(!fs.existsSync(tmpdir.resolve('snapshot.blob')));
 }
 
 // Loading a non-existent snapshot should fail.
@@ -49,7 +48,7 @@ const entry = fixtures.path('snapshot', 'error.js');
   console.log(child.stdout.toString());
   assert.strictEqual(child.status, 14);
   assert.match(stderr, /Cannot open/);
-  assert(!fs.existsSync(path.join(tmpdir.path, 'snapshot.blob')));
+  assert(!fs.existsSync(tmpdir.resolve('snapshot.blob')));
 }
 
 
@@ -69,5 +68,5 @@ const entry = fixtures.path('snapshot', 'error.js');
   console.log(child.stdout.toString());
   assert.strictEqual(child.status, 1);
   assert.match(stderr, /error\.js:1/);
-  assert(!fs.existsSync(path.join(tmpdir.path, 'snapshot.blob')));
+  assert(!fs.existsSync(tmpdir.resolve('snapshot.blob')));
 }
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-snapshot-eval.js b/test/parallel/test-snapshot-eval.js
index 4cb1309df97..6a1b6b4e019 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-snapshot-eval.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-snapshot-eval.js
@@ -8,11 +8,10 @@ const assert = require('assert');
 const { spawnSync } = require('child_process');
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 const fixtures = require('../common/fixtures');
-const path = require('path');
 const fs = require('fs');
 
 tmpdir.refresh();
-const blobPath = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'snapshot.blob');
+const blobPath = tmpdir.resolve('snapshot.blob');
 const file = fixtures.path('snapshot', 'mutate-fs.js');
 
 {
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-snapshot-gzip.js b/test/parallel/test-snapshot-gzip.js
index 2ee6cae1979..cd46bfce45a 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-snapshot-gzip.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-snapshot-gzip.js
@@ -8,11 +8,10 @@ const assert = require('assert');
 const { spawnSync } = require('child_process');
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 const fixtures = require('../common/fixtures');
-const path = require('path');
 const fs = require('fs');
 
 tmpdir.refresh();
-const blobPath = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'snapshot.blob');
+const blobPath = tmpdir.resolve('snapshot.blob');
 const file = fixtures.path('snapshot', 'decompress-gzip-sync.js');
 
 {
@@ -36,7 +35,7 @@ const file = fixtures.path('snapshot', 'decompress-gzip-sync.js');
   console.log(stdout);
   assert.strictEqual(child.status, 0);
 
-  const stats = fs.statSync(path.join(tmpdir.path, 'snapshot.blob'));
+  const stats = fs.statSync(tmpdir.resolve('snapshot.blob'));
   assert(stats.isFile());
   assert(stdout.includes('NODE_TEST_MODE: snapshot'));
 }
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-snapshot-incompatible.js b/test/parallel/test-snapshot-incompatible.js
index d90c791ac28..28d1a83a1f7 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-snapshot-incompatible.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-snapshot-incompatible.js
@@ -8,11 +8,10 @@ const assert = require('assert');
 const { spawnSync } = require('child_process');
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 const fixtures = require('../common/fixtures');
-const path = require('path');
 const fs = require('fs');
 
 tmpdir.refresh();
-const blobPath = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'snapshot.blob');
+const blobPath = tmpdir.resolve('snapshot.blob');
 const entry = fixtures.path('empty.js');
 
 // The flag used can be any flag that makes a difference in
@@ -34,7 +33,7 @@ const entry = fixtures.path('empty.js');
     console.log(child.stdout.toString());
     assert.strictEqual(child.status, 0);
   }
-  const stats = fs.statSync(path.join(tmpdir.path, 'snapshot.blob'));
+  const stats = fs.statSync(tmpdir.resolve('snapshot.blob'));
   assert(stats.isFile());
 }
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-snapshot-namespaced-builtin.js b/test/parallel/test-snapshot-namespaced-builtin.js
index f3989273070..db1219e5cf0 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-snapshot-namespaced-builtin.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-snapshot-namespaced-builtin.js
@@ -6,11 +6,10 @@ require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const { spawnSync } = require('child_process');
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
-const path = require('path');
 const fs = require('fs');
 
 tmpdir.refresh();
-const blobPath = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'snapshot.blob');
+const blobPath = tmpdir.resolve('snapshot.blob');
 {
   // The list of modules supported in the snapshot is unstable, so just check
   // a few that are known to work.
@@ -20,7 +19,7 @@ const blobPath = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'snapshot.blob');
     require("node:fs/promises");
   `;
   fs.writeFileSync(
-    path.join(tmpdir.path, 'entry.js'),
+    tmpdir.resolve('entry.js'),
     code,
     'utf8'
   );
@@ -37,6 +36,6 @@ const blobPath = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'snapshot.blob');
     console.log(child.stdout.toString());
     assert.strictEqual(child.status, 0);
   }
-  const stats = fs.statSync(path.join(tmpdir.path, 'snapshot.blob'));
+  const stats = fs.statSync(tmpdir.resolve('snapshot.blob'));
   assert(stats.isFile());
 }
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-snapshot-net.js b/test/parallel/test-snapshot-net.js
index 9406f16609e..1fdebf64fce 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-snapshot-net.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-snapshot-net.js
@@ -8,11 +8,10 @@ const assert = require('assert');
 const { spawnSync } = require('child_process');
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 const fixtures = require('../common/fixtures');
-const path = require('path');
 const fs = require('fs');
 
 tmpdir.refresh();
-const blobPath = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'snapshot.blob');
+const blobPath = tmpdir.resolve('snapshot.blob');
 const entry = fixtures.path('snapshot', 'server.js');
 {
   const child = spawnSync(process.execPath, [
@@ -28,7 +27,7 @@ const entry = fixtures.path('snapshot', 'server.js');
     console.log(child.stdout.toString());
     assert.strictEqual(child.status, 0);
   }
-  const stats = fs.statSync(path.join(tmpdir.path, 'snapshot.blob'));
+  const stats = fs.statSync(tmpdir.resolve('snapshot.blob'));
   assert(stats.isFile());
 }
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-snapshot-typescript.js b/test/parallel/test-snapshot-typescript.js
index 0d0832648df..98502ccebed 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-snapshot-typescript.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-snapshot-typescript.js
@@ -8,16 +8,15 @@ const assert = require('assert');
 const { spawnSync } = require('child_process');
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 const fixtures = require('../common/fixtures');
-const path = require('path');
 const fs = require('fs');
 
 tmpdir.refresh();
-const blobPath = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'snapshot.blob');
+const blobPath = tmpdir.resolve('snapshot.blob');
 
 // Concat test/fixtures/snapshot/typescript.js with
 // test/fixtures/snapshot/typescript.js into
 // tmpdir/snapshot.js.
-const file = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'snapshot.js');
+const file = tmpdir.resolve('snapshot.js');
 fs.copyFileSync(fixtures.path('snapshot', 'typescript.js'), file);
 fs.appendFileSync(file,
                   fs.readFileSync(fixtures.path('snapshot', 'typescript-main.js')));
@@ -37,12 +36,12 @@ fs.appendFileSync(file,
   console.log(stdout);
   assert.strictEqual(child.status, 0);
 
-  const stats = fs.statSync(path.join(tmpdir.path, 'snapshot.blob'));
+  const stats = fs.statSync(tmpdir.resolve('snapshot.blob'));
   assert(stats.isFile());
 }
 
 {
-  const outPath = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'ts-example.js');
+  const outPath = tmpdir.resolve('ts-example.js');
   const child = spawnSync(process.execPath, [
     '--snapshot-blob',
     blobPath,
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-snapshot-umd.js b/test/parallel/test-snapshot-umd.js
index 70a7c1ac69a..9dcc89b75a6 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-snapshot-umd.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-snapshot-umd.js
@@ -7,11 +7,10 @@ const assert = require('assert');
 const { spawnSync } = require('child_process');
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 const fixtures = require('../common/fixtures');
-const path = require('path');
 const fs = require('fs');
 
 tmpdir.refresh();
-const blobPath = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'snapshot.blob');
+const blobPath = tmpdir.resolve('snapshot.blob');
 const file = fixtures.path('snapshot', 'marked.js');
 
 {
@@ -30,14 +29,14 @@ const file = fixtures.path('snapshot', 'marked.js');
   console.log(stdout);
   assert.strictEqual(child.status, 0);
 
-  const stats = fs.statSync(path.join(tmpdir.path, 'snapshot.blob'));
+  const stats = fs.statSync(tmpdir.resolve('snapshot.blob'));
   assert(stats.isFile());
 }
 
 {
   let child = spawnSync(process.execPath, [
     '--snapshot-blob',
-    path.join(tmpdir.path, 'snapshot.blob'),
+    tmpdir.resolve('snapshot.blob'),
     fixtures.path('snapshot', 'check-marked.js'),
   ], {
     cwd: tmpdir.path,
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-snapshot-warning.js b/test/parallel/test-snapshot-warning.js
index 357749ad8e6..2ca87f1ef5f 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-snapshot-warning.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-snapshot-warning.js
@@ -10,11 +10,10 @@ const assert = require('assert');
 const { spawnSync } = require('child_process');
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 const fixtures = require('../common/fixtures');
-const path = require('path');
 const fs = require('fs');
 
 const warningScript = fixtures.path('snapshot', 'warning.js');
-const blobPath = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'snapshot.blob');
+const blobPath = tmpdir.resolve('snapshot.blob');
 const empty = fixtures.path('empty.js');
 
 tmpdir.refresh();
@@ -102,8 +101,8 @@ tmpdir.refresh();
 tmpdir.refresh();
 {
   console.log('\n# Check --redirect-warnings');
-  const warningFile1 = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'warnings.txt');
-  const warningFile2 = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'warnings2.txt');
+  const warningFile1 = tmpdir.resolve('warnings.txt');
+  const warningFile2 = tmpdir.resolve('warnings2.txt');
 
   let child = spawnSync(process.execPath, [
     '--snapshot-blob',
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-snapshot-weak-reference.js b/test/parallel/test-snapshot-weak-reference.js
index 6de072290da..b7b17ddbefb 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-snapshot-weak-reference.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-snapshot-weak-reference.js
@@ -7,11 +7,10 @@ const assert = require('assert');
 const { spawnSync } = require('child_process');
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 const fixtures = require('../common/fixtures');
-const path = require('path');
 const fs = require('fs');
 
 tmpdir.refresh();
-const blobPath = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'snapshot.blob');
+const blobPath = tmpdir.resolve('snapshot.blob');
 
 function runTest(entry) {
   console.log('running test with', entry);
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@ function runTest(entry) {
       console.log(child.stdout.toString());
       assert.strictEqual(child.status, 0);
     }
-    const stats = fs.statSync(path.join(tmpdir.path, 'snapshot.blob'));
+    const stats = fs.statSync(tmpdir.resolve('snapshot.blob'));
     assert(stats.isFile());
   }
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-snapshot-worker.js b/test/parallel/test-snapshot-worker.js
index 6fe5aa9638a..36705d358c7 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-snapshot-worker.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-snapshot-worker.js
@@ -7,11 +7,10 @@ const assert = require('assert');
 const { spawnSync } = require('child_process');
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 const fixtures = require('../common/fixtures');
-const path = require('path');
 const fs = require('fs');
 
 tmpdir.refresh();
-const blobPath = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'snapshot.blob');
+const blobPath = tmpdir.resolve('snapshot.blob');
 const entry = fixtures.path('snapshot', 'worker.js');
 {
   const child = spawnSync(process.execPath, [
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-trace-events-all.js b/test/parallel/test-trace-events-all.js
index 8e836561ff7..9b0549eeb8b 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-trace-events-all.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-trace-events-all.js
@@ -3,14 +3,13 @@ const common = require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const cp = require('child_process');
 const fs = require('fs');
-const path = require('path');
 
 const CODE =
   'setTimeout(() => { for (let i = 0; i < 100000; i++) { "test" + i } }, 1)';
 
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 tmpdir.refresh();
-const FILE_NAME = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'node_trace.1.log');
+const FILE_NAME = tmpdir.resolve('node_trace.1.log');
 
 const proc = cp.spawn(process.execPath,
                       [ '--trace-events-enabled', '-e', CODE ],
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-trace-events-api.js b/test/parallel/test-trace-events-api.js
index 5e0966fe7d7..70520d7e30b 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-trace-events-api.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-trace-events-api.js
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ try {
 
 const assert = require('assert');
 const cp = require('child_process');
-const path = require('path');
 const fs = require('fs');
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 const {
@@ -147,7 +146,7 @@ function testApiInChildProcess(execArgs, cb) {
                        });
 
   proc.once('exit', common.mustCall(() => {
-    const file = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'node_trace.1.log');
+    const file = tmpdir.resolve('node_trace.1.log');
 
     assert(fs.existsSync(file));
     fs.readFile(file, common.mustSucceed((data) => {
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-trace-events-async-hooks-dynamic.js b/test/parallel/test-trace-events-async-hooks-dynamic.js
index a1b59d48c03..8144632a713 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-trace-events-async-hooks-dynamic.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-trace-events-async-hooks-dynamic.js
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ try {
 const assert = require('assert');
 const cp = require('child_process');
 const fs = require('fs');
-const path = require('path');
 
 const enable = `require("trace_events").createTracing(
 { categories: ["node.async_hooks"] }).enable();`;
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@ const code =
   'setTimeout(() => { for (let i = 0; i < 100000; i++) { "test" + i } }, 1)';
 
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
-const filename = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'node_trace.1.log');
+const filename = tmpdir.resolve('node_trace.1.log');
 
 tmpdir.refresh();
 const proc = cp.spawnSync(
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-trace-events-async-hooks-worker.js b/test/parallel/test-trace-events-async-hooks-worker.js
index 7807a29925c..5204a50e3e1 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-trace-events-async-hooks-worker.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-trace-events-async-hooks-worker.js
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ try {
 const assert = require('assert');
 const cp = require('child_process');
 const fs = require('fs');
-const path = require('path');
 
 const code =
   'setTimeout(() => { for (let i = 0; i < 100000; i++) { "test" + i } }, 1)';
@@ -28,7 +27,7 @@ worker.stderr.on('data',
 worker.on('exit', () => { ${code} })`;
 
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
-const filename = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'node_trace.1.log');
+const filename = tmpdir.resolve('node_trace.1.log');
 
 tmpdir.refresh();
 const proc = cp.spawnSync(
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-trace-events-async-hooks.js b/test/parallel/test-trace-events-async-hooks.js
index eecce9e5e43..90d4fbc8b7a 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-trace-events-async-hooks.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-trace-events-async-hooks.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ const common = require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const cp = require('child_process');
 const fs = require('fs');
-const path = require('path');
 const util = require('util');
 
 const CODE =
@@ -11,7 +10,7 @@ const CODE =
 
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 tmpdir.refresh();
-const FILE_NAME = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'node_trace.1.log');
+const FILE_NAME = tmpdir.resolve('node_trace.1.log');
 
 const proc = cp.spawn(process.execPath,
                       [ '--trace-event-categories', 'node.async_hooks',
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-trace-events-binding.js b/test/parallel/test-trace-events-binding.js
index a6994d47b3e..0f146149940 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-trace-events-binding.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-trace-events-binding.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ const common = require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const cp = require('child_process');
 const fs = require('fs');
-const path = require('path');
 
 const CODE = `
   const { internalBinding } = require('internal/test/binding');
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@ const CODE = `
 
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 tmpdir.refresh();
-const FILE_NAME = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'node_trace.1.log');
+const FILE_NAME = tmpdir.resolve('node_trace.1.log');
 
 const proc = cp.spawn(process.execPath,
                       [ '--trace-event-categories', 'custom',
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-trace-events-bootstrap.js b/test/parallel/test-trace-events-bootstrap.js
index 3b9cb95a69f..9497bd896e7 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-trace-events-bootstrap.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-trace-events-bootstrap.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ const common = require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const cp = require('child_process');
 const fs = require('fs');
-const path = require('path');
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 
 const names = [
@@ -30,7 +29,7 @@ if (process.argv[2] === 'child') {
                        });
 
   proc.once('exit', common.mustCall(() => {
-    const file = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'node_trace.1.log');
+    const file = tmpdir.resolve('node_trace.1.log');
 
     assert(fs.existsSync(file));
     fs.readFile(file, common.mustCall((err, data) => {
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-trace-events-console.js b/test/parallel/test-trace-events-console.js
index 01a532d69e7..4c9fa35cbaf 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-trace-events-console.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-trace-events-console.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 const common = require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const cp = require('child_process');
-const path = require('path');
 const fs = require('fs');
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 
@@ -42,7 +41,7 @@ if (process.argv[2] === 'child') {
                        });
 
   proc.once('exit', common.mustCall(async () => {
-    const file = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'node_trace.1.log');
+    const file = tmpdir.resolve('node_trace.1.log');
 
     assert(fs.existsSync(file));
     const data = await fs.promises.readFile(file, { encoding: 'utf8' });
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-trace-events-environment.js b/test/parallel/test-trace-events-environment.js
index 8105b8394b0..571c71c4113 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-trace-events-environment.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-trace-events-environment.js
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 const common = require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const cp = require('child_process');
-const path = require('path');
 const fs = require('fs');
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 
@@ -42,7 +41,7 @@ if (process.argv[2] === 'child') {
                        });
 
   proc.once('exit', common.mustCall(async () => {
-    const file = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'node_trace.1.log');
+    const file = tmpdir.resolve('node_trace.1.log');
     const checkSet = new Set();
 
     assert(fs.existsSync(file));
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-trace-events-file-pattern.js b/test/parallel/test-trace-events-file-pattern.js
index 0c5097b2e17..d1b02c2e49c 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-trace-events-file-pattern.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-trace-events-file-pattern.js
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const cp = require('child_process');
 const fs = require('fs');
-const path = require('path');
 
 tmpdir.refresh();
 
@@ -20,8 +19,7 @@ const proc = cp.spawn(process.execPath, [
 ], { cwd: tmpdir.path });
 
 proc.once('exit', common.mustCall(() => {
-  const expectedFilename = path.join(tmpdir.path,
-                                     `${proc.pid}-1-${proc.pid}-1.tracing.log`);
+  const expectedFilename = tmpdir.resolve(`${proc.pid}-1-${proc.pid}-1.tracing.log`);
 
   assert(fs.existsSync(expectedFilename));
   fs.readFile(expectedFilename, common.mustCall((err, data) => {
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-trace-events-fs-async.js b/test/parallel/test-trace-events-fs-async.js
index 469da286a34..848d0e5f558 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-trace-events-fs-async.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-trace-events-fs-async.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ const common = require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const cp = require('child_process');
 const fs = require('fs');
-const path = require('path');
 const util = require('util');
 
 const tests = { __proto__: null };
@@ -305,7 +304,7 @@ if (common.canCreateSymLink()) {
 }
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 tmpdir.refresh();
-const traceFile = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'node_trace.1.log');
+const traceFile = tmpdir.resolve('node_trace.1.log');
 
 for (const tr in tests) {
   const proc = cp.spawnSync(process.execPath,
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-trace-events-fs-sync.js b/test/parallel/test-trace-events-fs-sync.js
index d945e7f3823..a8a6aa11c76 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-trace-events-fs-sync.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-trace-events-fs-sync.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ const common = require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const cp = require('child_process');
 const fs = require('fs');
-const path = require('path');
 const util = require('util');
 
 const tests = { __proto__: null };
@@ -116,7 +115,7 @@ if (common.canCreateSymLink()) {
 
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 tmpdir.refresh();
-const traceFile = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'node_trace.1.log');
+const traceFile = tmpdir.resolve('node_trace.1.log');
 
 for (const tr in tests) {
   const proc = cp.spawnSync(process.execPath,
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-trace-events-http.js b/test/parallel/test-trace-events-http.js
index 54e3d4f06e4..bcdc897e2ff 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-trace-events-http.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-trace-events-http.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ const common = require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const cp = require('child_process');
 const fs = require('fs');
-const path = require('path');
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 
 const CODE = `
@@ -17,7 +16,7 @@ const CODE = `
 `;
 
 tmpdir.refresh();
-const FILE_NAME = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'node_trace.1.log');
+const FILE_NAME = tmpdir.resolve('node_trace.1.log');
 
 const proc = cp.spawn(process.execPath,
                       [ '--trace-events-enabled',
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-trace-events-metadata.js b/test/parallel/test-trace-events-metadata.js
index ba700d6c937..3a86698e1f7 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-trace-events-metadata.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-trace-events-metadata.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ const common = require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const cp = require('child_process');
 const fs = require('fs');
-const path = require('path');
 
 const CODE =
   'setTimeout(() => { for (let i = 0; i < 100000; i++) { "test" + i } }, 1);' +
@@ -11,7 +10,7 @@ const CODE =
 
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 tmpdir.refresh();
-const FILE_NAME = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'node_trace.1.log');
+const FILE_NAME = tmpdir.resolve('node_trace.1.log');
 
 const proc = cp.spawn(process.execPath,
                       [ '--trace-event-categories', 'node.perf.usertiming',
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-trace-events-net.js b/test/parallel/test-trace-events-net.js
index 227c168c013..c605cb5bd08 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-trace-events-net.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-trace-events-net.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ const common = require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const cp = require('child_process');
 const fs = require('fs');
-const path = require('path');
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 
 const CODE = `
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@ const CODE = `
 `;
 
 tmpdir.refresh();
-const FILE_NAME = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'node_trace.1.log');
+const FILE_NAME = tmpdir.resolve('node_trace.1.log');
 
 const proc = cp.spawn(process.execPath,
                       [ '--trace-events-enabled',
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-trace-events-none.js b/test/parallel/test-trace-events-none.js
index d6ec35677d3..53121ac7df0 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-trace-events-none.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-trace-events-none.js
@@ -3,14 +3,13 @@ const common = require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const cp = require('child_process');
 const fs = require('fs');
-const path = require('path');
 
 const CODE =
   'setTimeout(() => { for (let i = 0; i < 100000; i++) { "test" + i } }, 1)';
 
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 tmpdir.refresh();
-const FILE_NAME = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'node_trace.1.log');
+const FILE_NAME = tmpdir.resolve('node_trace.1.log');
 
 const proc_no_categories = cp.spawn(
   process.execPath,
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-trace-events-process-exit.js b/test/parallel/test-trace-events-process-exit.js
index 1a39b889a3c..fc81c1eb7ce 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-trace-events-process-exit.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-trace-events-process-exit.js
@@ -3,11 +3,10 @@ const common = require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const cp = require('child_process');
 const fs = require('fs');
-const path = require('path');
 
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 tmpdir.refresh();
-const FILE_NAME = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'node_trace.1.log');
+const FILE_NAME = tmpdir.resolve('node_trace.1.log');
 
 const proc = cp.spawn(process.execPath,
                       [ '--trace-events-enabled',
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-trace-events-promises.js b/test/parallel/test-trace-events-promises.js
index 37e4866c6b8..91e3c4fcda7 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-trace-events-promises.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-trace-events-promises.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ const common = require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const cp = require('child_process');
 const fs = require('fs');
-const path = require('path');
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 
 if (process.argv[2] === 'child') {
@@ -26,7 +25,7 @@ if (process.argv[2] === 'child') {
                        });
 
   proc.once('exit', common.mustCall(() => {
-    const file = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'node_trace.1.log');
+    const file = tmpdir.resolve('node_trace.1.log');
 
     assert(fs.existsSync(file));
     fs.readFile(file, common.mustCall((err, data) => {
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-trace-events-threadpool.js b/test/parallel/test-trace-events-threadpool.js
index a5af5e78661..52d5a65c603 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-trace-events-threadpool.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-trace-events-threadpool.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ const common = require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const cp = require('child_process');
 const fs = require('fs');
-const path = require('path');
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 const { scheduler } = require('timers/promises');
 
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@ if (process.env.isChild === '1') {
 }
 
 tmpdir.refresh();
-const FILE_NAME = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'node_trace.1.log');
+const FILE_NAME = tmpdir.resolve('node_trace.1.log');
 
 cp.spawnSync(process.execPath,
              [
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-trace-events-v8.js b/test/parallel/test-trace-events-v8.js
index e5fc8b6c726..f3724ce6df4 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-trace-events-v8.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-trace-events-v8.js
@@ -3,14 +3,13 @@ const common = require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const cp = require('child_process');
 const fs = require('fs');
-const path = require('path');
 
 const CODE =
   'setTimeout(() => { for (let i = 0; i < 100000; i++) { "test" + i } }, 1)';
 
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 tmpdir.refresh();
-const FILE_NAME = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'node_trace.1.log');
+const FILE_NAME = tmpdir.resolve('node_trace.1.log');
 
 const proc = cp.spawn(process.execPath,
                       [ '--trace-events-enabled',
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-trace-events-vm.js b/test/parallel/test-trace-events-vm.js
index e7c5fb0bc0e..b52d22368d0 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-trace-events-vm.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-trace-events-vm.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ const common = require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const cp = require('child_process');
 const fs = require('fs');
-const path = require('path');
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 
 const names = [
@@ -27,7 +26,7 @@ if (process.argv[2] === 'child') {
                        });
 
   proc.once('exit', common.mustCall(() => {
-    const file = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'node_trace.1.log');
+    const file = tmpdir.resolve('node_trace.1.log');
 
     assert(fs.existsSync(file));
     fs.readFile(file, common.mustCall((err, data) => {