diff --git a/Lib/test/test_import/__init__.py b/Lib/test/test_import/__init__.py
index 5b7ba90b2cc7c6..e6fd33e208c4ba 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_import/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_import/__init__.py
@@ -370,10 +370,14 @@ def test_from_import_missing_attr_has_name_and_so_path(self):
             from _testcapi import i_dont_exist
         self.assertEqual(cm.exception.name, '_testcapi')
         if hasattr(_testcapi, "__file__"):
-            self.assertEqual(cm.exception.path, _testcapi.__file__)
+            # The path on the exception is strictly the spec origin, not the
+            # module's __file__. For most cases, these are the same; but on
+            # iOS, the Framework relocation process results in the exception
+            # being raised from the spec location.
+            self.assertEqual(cm.exception.path, _testcapi.__spec__.origin)
             self.assertRegex(
                 str(cm.exception),
-                r"cannot import name 'i_dont_exist' from '_testcapi' \(.*\.(so|fwork|pyd)\)"
+                r"cannot import name 'i_dont_exist' from '_testcapi' \(.*(\.(so|pyd))?\)"
             )
         else:
             self.assertEqual(