diff --git a/test/es-module/test-esm-windows.js b/test/es-module/test-esm-windows.js
index 64ba1249a76c06..44af65d6a4e031 100644
--- a/test/es-module/test-esm-windows.js
+++ b/test/es-module/test-esm-windows.js
@@ -15,9 +15,8 @@ const imp = (file) => {
 };
 
 (async () => {
-  const tmp = tmpdir.path;
-  await fs.mkdir(tmp).catch(() => {});
-  const rel = (file) => path.join(tmp, file);
+  tmpdir.refresh();
+  const rel = (file) => path.join(tmpdir.path, file);
 
   { // Load a single script
     const file = rel('con.mjs');