diff --git a/pkg/oci/containerize_test.go b/pkg/oci/containerize_test.go
index cd587b06d4..c3ce7ac1e8 100644
--- a/pkg/oci/containerize_test.go
+++ b/pkg/oci/containerize_test.go
@@ -41,11 +41,10 @@ func Test_validateLink(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 		})
 	}
+
 	// Run a windows-specific absolute path test
-	// Note this technically succeeds on unix systems, but wrapping in
-	// an runtime check seems like a good idea to make it more clear.
 	if runtime.GOOS != "windows" {
-		path := "c://some/absolute/path"
+		path := "testdata/test-links/absoluteLinkWindows"
 		info, err := os.Lstat(path)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
diff --git a/pkg/oci/testdata/test-links/absoluteLinkWindows b/pkg/oci/testdata/test-links/absoluteLinkWindows
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..c3aaf3f5c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/oci/testdata/test-links/absoluteLinkWindows
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+c://some/absolute/path
\ No newline at end of file