diff --git a/test/ruby/test_method.rb b/test/ruby/test_method.rb
index 207be5099b..7577a53b7a 100644
--- a/test/ruby/test_method.rb
+++ b/test/ruby/test_method.rb
@@ -790,7 +790,9 @@ class TestMethod < Test::Unit::TestCase
     assert_instance_of String, __dir__
     assert_equal(File.dirname(File.realpath(__FILE__)), __dir__)
     bug8436 = '[ruby-core:55123] [Bug #8436]'
-    assert_equal(__dir__, eval("__dir__", binding, *binding.source_location), bug8436)
+    file, line = *binding.source_location
+    file = File.realpath(file)
+    assert_equal(__dir__, eval("__dir__", binding, file, line), bug8436)
     bug8662 = '[ruby-core:56099] [Bug #8662]'
     assert_equal("arbitrary", eval("__dir__", binding, "arbitrary/file.rb"), bug8662)
     assert_equal("arbitrary", Object.new.instance_eval("__dir__", "arbitrary/file.rb"), bug8662)