diff --git a/test/inspector/test-exception.js b/test/inspector/test-exception.js
index ca3994c0a0005f..eab59ee9f44cbb 100644
--- a/test/inspector/test-exception.js
+++ b/test/inspector/test-exception.js
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 'use strict';
 const common = require('../common');
+const fixtures = require('../common/fixtures');
 
 common.skipIfInspectorDisabled();
 
 const assert = require('assert');
 const { NodeInstance } = require('./inspector-helper.js');
-const path = require('path');
 
-const script = path.join(common.fixturesDir, 'throws_error.js');
+const script = fixtures.path('throws_error.js');
 
 async function testBreakpointOnStart(session) {
   console.log('[test]',