diff --git a/src/infra/fs-safe.test.ts b/src/infra/fs-safe.test.ts
index 23d6a8685..9235af9d6 100644
--- a/src/infra/fs-safe.test.ts
+++ b/src/infra/fs-safe.test.ts
@@ -316,7 +316,8 @@ describe("tilde expansion in file tools", () => {
     process.env.HOME = fakeHome;
     try {
       const result = expandHomePrefix("~/file.txt");
-      expect(path.normalize(result)).toBe(path.join(path.resolve(fakeHome), "file.txt"));
+      // path.resolve normalizes the HOME value (adds drive letter on Windows)
+      expect(result).toBe(`${path.resolve(fakeHome)}/file.txt`);
     } finally {
       process.env.HOME = originalHome;
     }