diff --git a/src/linter.ts b/src/linter.ts
index 052a1a6f85b..cda0250bab0 100644
--- a/src/linter.ts
+++ b/src/linter.ts
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ export class Linter {
                 const oldSource = fs.readFileSync(filePath, "utf-8");
                 fileNewSource = Replacement.applyFixes(oldSource, fileFixes);
             }
-            fs.writeFileSync(filePath, fileNewSource);
+            fs.writeFileSync(path.resolve(filePath), fileNewSource);
             this.updateProgram(filePath);
         });
 
diff --git a/test/executable/executableTests.ts b/test/executable/executableTests.ts
index cf89d1793a4..87aba58b443 100644
--- a/test/executable/executableTests.ts
+++ b/test/executable/executableTests.ts
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ describe("Executable", function(this: Mocha.Suite) {
         it("fixes multiple rules without overwriting each other", async () => {
             const tempFile = path.relative(process.cwd(), createTempFile("ts"));
             fs.writeFileSync(
-                tempFile,
+                path.resolve(tempFile),
                 'import * as x from "b"\nimport * as y from "a_long_module";\n',
             );
             const result = await execRunnerWithOutput({
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ describe("Executable", function(this: Mocha.Suite) {
             const content = fs.readFileSync(tempFile, "utf8");
             // compare against file name which will be returned by formatter (used in TypeScript)
             const denormalizedFileName = denormalizeWinPath(tempFile);
-            fs.unlinkSync(tempFile);
+            fs.unlinkSync(path.resolve(tempFile));
             assert.equal(result.status, Status.Ok, "process should exit without an error");
             assert.strictEqual(
                 content,