diff --git a/packages/core/test/install/local.ts b/packages/core/test/install/local.ts
index 37806ad96e5..c246932093e 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/install/local.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/install/local.ts
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ test('local file', async () => {
   const project = prepareEmpty()
   f.copy('local-pkg', path.resolve('..', 'local-pkg'))
 
-  const manifest = await addDependenciesToPackage({}, ['file:../local-pkg'], await testDefaults())
+  const manifest = await addDependenciesToPackage({}, ['link:../local-pkg'], await testDefaults())
 
-  const expectedSpecs = { 'local-pkg': `file:..${path.sep}local-pkg` }
+  const expectedSpecs = { 'local-pkg': `link:..${path.sep}local-pkg` }
   expect(manifest.dependencies).toStrictEqual(expectedSpecs)
 
   const m = project.requireModule('local-pkg')
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ test('local file', async () => {
 
   expect(lockfile).toStrictEqual({
     dependencies: {
-      'local-pkg': 'file:../local-pkg',
+      'local-pkg': 'link:../local-pkg',
     },
     lockfileVersion: LOCKFILE_VERSION,
     specifiers: expectedSpecs,