diff --git a/test/common/tmpdir.js b/test/common/tmpdir.js
index 0bafea1582b38d..8dbb6fda43cb0e 100644
--- a/test/common/tmpdir.js
+++ b/test/common/tmpdir.js
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ const tmpPath = path.join(testRoot, tmpdirName);
 
 let firstRefresh = true;
 function refresh() {
-  rmSync(this.path);
-  fs.mkdirSync(this.path);
+  rmSync(tmpPath);
+  fs.mkdirSync(tmpPath);
 
   if (firstRefresh) {
     firstRefresh = false;