diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/diskbalancer/DiskBalancerTestUtil.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/diskbalancer/DiskBalancerTestUtil.java
index bd8dbce85b..fef9c631a0 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/diskbalancer/DiskBalancerTestUtil.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/diskbalancer/DiskBalancerTestUtil.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.diskbalancer.datamodel.DiskBalancerDataNode;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.diskbalancer.datamodel.DiskBalancerVolume;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.diskbalancer.datamodel.DiskBalancerVolumeSet;
+import org.apache.hadoop.test.GenericTestUtils;
 import org.apache.hadoop.util.Time;
 
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 
+import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Random;
 import java.util.UUID;
@@ -307,7 +309,8 @@ public static MiniDFSCluster newImbalancedCluster(
         "need to specify capacities for two storages.");
 
     // Write a file and restart the cluster
-    MiniDFSCluster cluster = new MiniDFSCluster.Builder(conf)
+    File basedir = new File(GenericTestUtils.getRandomizedTempPath());
+    MiniDFSCluster cluster = new MiniDFSCluster.Builder(conf, basedir)
         .numDataNodes(numDatanodes)
         .storageCapacities(storageCapacities)
         .storageTypes(new StorageType[]{StorageType.DISK, StorageType.DISK})
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/diskbalancer/command/TestDiskBalancerCommand.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/diskbalancer/command/TestDiskBalancerCommand.java
index 8266c1f5b1..dee2a905c8 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/diskbalancer/command/TestDiskBalancerCommand.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/diskbalancer/command/TestDiskBalancerCommand.java
@@ -615,15 +615,15 @@ public void testReportNodeWithoutJson() throws Exception {
     assertThat(
         outputs.get(3),
         is(allOf(containsString("DISK"),
-            containsString(cluster.getInstanceStorageDir(0, 0)
-                .getAbsolutePath()),
+            containsString(new Path(cluster.getInstanceStorageDir(0, 0)
+                .getAbsolutePath()).toString()),
             containsString("0.00"),
             containsString("1.00"))));
     assertThat(
         outputs.get(4),
         is(allOf(containsString("DISK"),
-            containsString(cluster.getInstanceStorageDir(0, 1)
-                .getAbsolutePath()),
+            containsString(new Path(cluster.getInstanceStorageDir(0, 1)
+                .getAbsolutePath()).toString()),
             containsString("0.00"),
             containsString("1.00"))));
   }
@@ -719,9 +719,7 @@ public void testHelpCommand() throws Exception {
   @Test
   public void testPrintFullPathOfPlan()
       throws Exception {
-    final Path parent = new Path(
-        PathUtils.getTestPath(getClass()),
-        GenericTestUtils.getMethodName());
+    String parent = GenericTestUtils.getRandomizedTempPath();
 
     MiniDFSCluster miniCluster = null;
     try {
@@ -815,7 +813,8 @@ public void testDiskBalancerQueryWithoutSubmit() throws Exception {
     Configuration conf = new HdfsConfiguration();
     conf.setBoolean(DFSConfigKeys.DFS_DISK_BALANCER_ENABLED, true);
     final int numDatanodes = 2;
-    MiniDFSCluster miniDFSCluster = new MiniDFSCluster.Builder(conf)
+    File basedir = new File(GenericTestUtils.getRandomizedTempPath());
+    MiniDFSCluster miniDFSCluster = new MiniDFSCluster.Builder(conf, basedir)
         .numDataNodes(numDatanodes).build();
     try {
       miniDFSCluster.waitActive();