diff --git a/spec/unit/parser/functions/file_spec.rb b/spec/unit/parser/functions/file_spec.rb
index 901b75019..d2ecc2fd4 100755
--- a/spec/unit/parser/functions/file_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/parser/functions/file_spec.rb
@@ -1,51 +1,51 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env rspec
 require 'spec_helper'
 require 'puppet_spec/files'
 
 describe "the 'file' function" do
   include PuppetSpec::Files
 
   before :all do
     Puppet::Parser::Functions.autoloader.loadall
   end
 
   let :scope do Puppet::Parser::Scope.new end
 
   it "should exist" do
     Puppet::Parser::Functions.function("file").should == "function_file"
   end
 
   def with_file_content(content)
     path = tmpfile('file-function')
     file = File.new(path, 'w')
     file.sync = true
     file.print content
     yield path
   end
 
   it "should read a file" do
     with_file_content('file content') do |name|
       scope.function_file([name]).should == "file content"
     end
   end
 
   it "should return the first file if given two files" do
     with_file_content('one') do |one|
       with_file_content('two') do |two|
         scope.function_file([one, two]).should == "one"
       end
     end
   end
 
   it "should not fail when some files are absent" do
     expect {
       with_file_content('one') do |one|
-        scope.function_file(["/this-should-not-exist", one]).should == 'one'
+        scope.function_file([make_absolute("/should-not-exist"), one]).should == 'one'
       end
     }.should_not raise_error
   end
 
   it "should fail when all files are absent" do
     expect { scope.function_file(['one']) }.to raise_error Puppet::ParseError
   end
 end