diff --git a/ext/opcache/tests/jit/gh16829.phpt b/ext/opcache/tests/jit/gh16829.phpt
index 174a265cede..d8bee06c90f 100644
--- a/ext/opcache/tests/jit/gh16829.phpt
+++ b/ext/opcache/tests/jit/gh16829.phpt
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ opcache.jit_buffer_size=32M
 opcache
 --FILE--
 <?php
-touch('gh16829_1.inc');
-require_once('gh16829_1.inc');
+touch(__DIR__ . '/gh16829_1.inc');
+require_once(__DIR__ . '/gh16829_1.inc');
 ?>
 DONE
 --EXPECT--
diff --git a/ext/opcache/tests/jit/gh16829_1.inc b/ext/opcache/tests/jit/gh16829_1.inc
index 2ba48f41419..cc4411d827b 100644
--- a/ext/opcache/tests/jit/gh16829_1.inc
+++ b/ext/opcache/tests/jit/gh16829_1.inc
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 # inline Reproducer class definition and segfaults will go away
-require_once('Reproducer.php');
+require_once(__DIR__ . '/gh16829_2.inc');
 
 # remove $someVar1\2 or $someVar3 and loop at the end of the file and segfaults will go away
 $someVar2 = null;