diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/TestTrash.java b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/TestTrash.java
index 12aed2959d..fa2d21fb42 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/TestTrash.java
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/TestTrash.java
@@ -49,9 +49,11 @@
  */
 public class TestTrash {
 
-  private final static Path TEST_DIR = new Path(GenericTestUtils.getTempPath(
+  private final static File BASE_PATH = new File(GenericTestUtils.getTempPath(
       "testTrash"));
 
+  private final static Path TEST_DIR = new Path(BASE_PATH.getAbsolutePath());
+
   @Before
   public void setUp() throws IOException {
     // ensure each test initiates a FileSystem instance,
@@ -682,7 +684,7 @@ public void tearDown() throws IOException {
   static class TestLFS extends LocalFileSystem {
     Path home;
     TestLFS() {
-      this(new Path(TEST_DIR, "user/test"));
+      this(TEST_DIR);
     }
     TestLFS(final Path home) {
       super(new RawLocalFileSystem() {
@@ -809,8 +811,8 @@ public static void verifyMoveEmptyDirToTrash(FileSystem fs,
    */
   public static void verifyTrashPermission(FileSystem fs, Configuration conf)
       throws IOException {
-    Path caseRoot = new Path(
-        GenericTestUtils.getTempPath("testTrashPermission"));
+    Path caseRoot = new Path(BASE_PATH.getPath(),
+        "testTrashPermission");
     try (FileSystem fileSystem = fs){
       Trash trash = new Trash(fileSystem, conf);
       FileSystemTestWrapper wrapper =