diff --git a/test/parallel/test-require-symlink.js b/test/parallel/test-require-symlink.js
index d245c21dd1fdb4..fa604aaf56bd76 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-require-symlink.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-require-symlink.js
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ const linkScriptTarget = path.join(dirName, 'symlinked.js');
 test();
 
 function test() {
-  fs.symlinkSync(linkTarget, linkDir);
+  fs.symlinkSync(linkTarget, linkDir, 'dir');
   fs.symlinkSync(linkScriptTarget, linkScript);
 
   // load symlinked-module