diff --git a/src/test/test-udev.c b/src/test/test-udev.c
index c2c63cc679..1a113a94c3 100644
--- a/src/test/test-udev.c
+++ b/src/test/test-udev.c
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ static int run(int argc, char *argv[]) {
                 } else {
                         if (unlink(devname) < 0)
                                 return log_error_errno(errno, "unlink('%s') failed: %m", devname);
-                        (void) rmdir_parents(devname, "/");
+                        (void) rmdir_parents(devname, "/dev");
                 }
         }