diff --git a/Lib/test/test_importlib/test_spec.py b/Lib/test/test_importlib/test_spec.py
index 80aa3609c6f96e..02318926f35eee 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_importlib/test_spec.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_importlib/test_spec.py
@@ -502,7 +502,8 @@ def test_spec_from_loader_is_package_true_with_fileloader(self):
         self.assertEqual(spec.loader, self.fileloader)
         self.assertEqual(spec.origin, self.path)
         self.assertIs(spec.loader_state, None)
-        self.assertEqual(spec.submodule_search_locations, [os.getcwd()])
+        location = cwd if (cwd := os.getcwd()) != '/' else ''
+        self.assertEqual(spec.submodule_search_locations, [location])
         self.assertEqual(spec.cached, self.cached)
         self.assertTrue(spec.has_location)
 
@@ -601,7 +602,8 @@ def test_spec_from_file_location_smsl_empty(self):
         self.assertEqual(spec.loader, self.fileloader)
         self.assertEqual(spec.origin, self.path)
         self.assertIs(spec.loader_state, None)
-        self.assertEqual(spec.submodule_search_locations, [os.getcwd()])
+        location = cwd if (cwd := os.getcwd()) != '/' else ''
+        self.assertEqual(spec.submodule_search_locations, [location])
         self.assertEqual(spec.cached, self.cached)
         self.assertTrue(spec.has_location)
 
@@ -626,7 +628,8 @@ def test_spec_from_file_location_smsl_default(self):
         self.assertEqual(spec.loader, self.pkgloader)
         self.assertEqual(spec.origin, self.path)
         self.assertIs(spec.loader_state, None)
-        self.assertEqual(spec.submodule_search_locations, [os.getcwd()])
+        location = cwd if (cwd := os.getcwd()) != '/' else ''
+        self.assertEqual(spec.submodule_search_locations, [location])
         self.assertEqual(spec.cached, self.cached)
         self.assertTrue(spec.has_location)