diff --git a/Lib/test/support/__init__.py b/Lib/test/support/__init__.py
index 2ff7640535e955..d6a7819cb01398 100644
--- a/Lib/test/support/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/test/support/__init__.py
@@ -1066,7 +1066,7 @@ def change_cwd(path, quiet=False):
     """
     saved_dir = os.getcwd()
     try:
-        os.chdir(path)
+        os.chdir(os.path.realpath(path))
     except OSError as exc:
         if not quiet:
             raise