diff --git a/lldb/test/API/tools/lldb-vscode/coreFile/TestVSCode_coreFile.py b/lldb/test/API/tools/lldb-vscode/coreFile/TestVSCode_coreFile.py
--- a/lldb/test/API/tools/lldb-vscode/coreFile/TestVSCode_coreFile.py
+++ b/lldb/test/API/tools/lldb-vscode/coreFile/TestVSCode_coreFile.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     @skipIfRemote
     @skipIfLLVMTargetMissing("X86")
     def test_core_file(self):
-        current_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
+        current_dir = os.path.dirname(__file__)
         exe_file = os.path.join(current_dir, "linux-x86_64.out")
         core_file = os.path.join(current_dir, "linux-x86_64.core")
 
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     @skipIfLLVMTargetMissing("X86")
     def test_core_file_source_mapping(self):
         ''' Test that sourceMap property is correctly applied when loading a core '''
-        current_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
+        current_dir = os.path.dirname(__file__)
         exe_file = os.path.join(current_dir, "linux-x86_64.out")
         core_file = os.path.join(current_dir, "linux-x86_64.core")