diff --git a/test/parallel/test-fs-fsync.js b/test/parallel/test-fs-fsync.js
index 006ec3fcc05cf6..3f43dd75450517 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-fs-fsync.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-fs-fsync.js
@@ -25,10 +25,16 @@ const assert = require('assert');
 const fixtures = require('../common/fixtures');
 
 const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
 
-const file = fixtures.path('a.js');
+const fileFixture = fixtures.path('a.js');
+const fileTemp = path.join(common.tmpDir, 'a.js');
 
-fs.open(file, 'a', 0o777, common.mustCall(function(err, fd) {
+// Copy fixtures to temp.
+common.refreshTmpDir();
+fs.copyFileSync(fileFixture, fileTemp);
+
+fs.open(fileFixture, 'a', 0o777, common.mustCall(function(err, fd) {
   assert.ifError(err);
 
   fs.fdatasyncSync(fd);