diff --git a/tests/by-util/test_mktemp.rs b/tests/by-util/test_mktemp.rs
index 7c3d62150..b6e3b2076 100644
--- a/tests/by-util/test_mktemp.rs
+++ b/tests/by-util/test_mktemp.rs
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ static TEST_TEMPLATE6: &str = "tempXXXlate"; // spell-checker:disable-line
 static TEST_TEMPLATE7: &str = "XXXtemplate"; // spell-checker:disable-line
 #[cfg(unix)]
 static TEST_TEMPLATE8: &str = "tempXXXl/ate";
-static TEST_TEMPLATE9: &str = "a.XXXX";
 #[cfg(windows)]
 static TEST_TEMPLATE8: &str = "tempXXXl\\ate";
+static TEST_TEMPLATE9: &str = "a.XXXX";
 
 #[cfg(not(windows))]
 const TMPDIR: &str = "TMPDIR";
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ fn test_template_path_separator() {
 /// Test that a prefix with a point is valid.
 #[test]
 fn test_prefix_template_separator() {
-    new_ucmd!().args(&["-t", TEST_TEMPLATE9]).succeeds();
+    new_ucmd!().args(&["-p", ".", "-t", TEST_TEMPLATE9]).succeeds();
 }
 
 #[test]