diff --git a/extensions/git/src/test/smoke.test.ts b/extensions/git/src/test/smoke.test.ts
index 47031bbb1fd..5430ca5f1d8 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/test/smoke.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/test/smoke.test.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ suite('git smoke test', function () {
 		}
 
 		assert.equal(git.repositories.length, 1);
-		assert.equal(git.repositories[0].rootUri.fsPath, cwd);
+		assert.equal(fs.realpathSync(git.repositories[0].rootUri.fsPath), cwd);
 
 		repository = git.repositories[0];
 	});