diff --git a/pkgs/gui-pkgs/gui-test/tests/gracket/image-snip-unmarshalling.rkt b/pkgs/gui-pkgs/gui-test/tests/gracket/image-snip-unmarshalling.rkt
index 9ffae76a6d..28d4d42531 100644
--- a/pkgs/gui-pkgs/gui-test/tests/gracket/image-snip-unmarshalling.rkt
+++ b/pkgs/gui-pkgs/gui-test/tests/gracket/image-snip-unmarshalling.rkt
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ and compares a bunch of properties of them
            '(#f)
            '(#f #t))
 
-(parameterize ([current-directory (collection-path "icons")])
+(parameterize ([current-directory (build-path (collection-file-path "b-run.png" "icons") "..")])
   (try-perms (list "b-run.png")
              '(unknown unknown/mask unknown/alpha
                        png png/mask png/alpha)