diff --git a/tests/checks/cd.fish b/tests/checks/cd.fish
index 66cc8d046..7618d9bcd 100644
--- a/tests/checks/cd.fish
+++ b/tests/checks/cd.fish
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ cd ""
 echo $status
 # CHECK: 1
 
+cd (mktemp -d)
 ln -s no/such/directory broken-symbolic-link
 begin
     set -lx CDPATH