diff --git a/smoketest/scripts/system/test_iproute2.py b/smoketest/scripts/system/test_iproute2.py
index 2d2fe195b5..f4fa0f3ba7 100755
--- a/smoketest/scripts/system/test_iproute2.py
+++ b/smoketest/scripts/system/test_iproute2.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class TestIproute2(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_ip_is_symlink(self):
         # For an unknown reason VyOS 1.3.0-rc2 did not have a symlink from
         # /usr/sbin/ip -> /bin/ip - verify this now and forever
-        real_file = '/bin/ip'
+        real_file = '../bin/ip'
         symlink = '/usr/sbin/ip'
         self.assertTrue(os.path.islink(symlink))
         self.assertFalse(os.path.islink(real_file))