diff --git a/t/t2029-checkout-long-paths.sh b/t/t2029-checkout-long-paths.sh
index 18e5eabe15..01e5303a1a 100755
--- a/t/t2029-checkout-long-paths.sh
+++ b/t/t2029-checkout-long-paths.sh
@@ -36,13 +36,11 @@ test_expect_success 'checkout of long paths without core.longpaths fails' '
 test_expect_success 'checkout of long paths with core.longpaths works' '
 	git config core.longpaths true &&
 	git checkout -f &&
-	(cd longpa* &&
-	 test_path_is_file longtestfile)
+	test_path_is_file longpa*/longtestfile
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'update of long paths' '
-	(cd longpa* &&
-	 echo frotz >> longtestfile) &&
+	echo frotz >>$(ls longpa*/longtestfile) &&
 	echo $path > expect &&
 	git ls-files -m > actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual &&