diff --git a/t/t0060-path-utils.sh b/t/t0060-path-utils.sh
index e40f764d54..4ef2345982 100755
--- a/t/t0060-path-utils.sh
+++ b/t/t0060-path-utils.sh
@@ -148,10 +148,14 @@ test_expect_success 'real path rejects the empty string' '
 	test_must_fail test-path-utils real_path ""
 '
 
-test_expect_success POSIX 'real path works on absolute paths' '
+test_expect_success POSIX 'real path works on absolute paths 1' '
 	nopath="hopefully-absent-path" &&
 	test "/" = "$(test-path-utils real_path "/")" &&
-	test "/$nopath" = "$(test-path-utils real_path "/$nopath")" &&
+	test "/$nopath" = "$(test-path-utils real_path "/$nopath")"
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'real path works on absolute paths 2' '
+	nopath="hopefully-absent-path" &&
 	# Find an existing top-level directory for the remaining tests:
 	d=$(pwd -P | sed -e "s|^\([^/]*/[^/]*\)/.*|\1|") &&
 	test "$d" = "$(test-path-utils real_path "$d")" &&