diff --git a/linkcheck/checker/tests/test_file.py b/linkcheck/checker/tests/test_file.py
index 1ab7bc9c..7f9f034b 100644
--- a/linkcheck/checker/tests/test_file.py
+++ b/linkcheck/checker/tests/test_file.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import linkcheck.checker.tests
 def get_attrs ():
     return {
         'curdir': linkcheck.checker.tests.get_file_url(os.getcwd()),
-        'datadir': os.path.join("linkcheck", "checker", "tests", "data"),
+        'datadir': "linkcheck/checker/tests/data",
     }