diff --git a/plugins/hg4idea/testSrc/hg4idea/test/config/HgConfigTest.java b/plugins/hg4idea/testSrc/hg4idea/test/config/HgConfigTest.java
index b115c0ea4777..f1f8e569ff56 100644
--- a/plugins/hg4idea/testSrc/hg4idea/test/config/HgConfigTest.java
+++ b/plugins/hg4idea/testSrc/hg4idea/test/config/HgConfigTest.java
@@ -23,7 +23,10 @@ public class HgConfigTest extends HgPlatformTest {
 
   public void testDefaultPathInClonedRepo() {
     cd(myChildRepo);
-    assertEquals(myRepository.getCanonicalPath(), HgUtil.getRepositoryDefaultPath(myProject, myChildRepo));
+    final String defaultPath = HgUtil.getRepositoryDefaultPath(myProject, myChildRepo);
+    assertNotNull(defaultPath);
+    assertEquals(myRepository.getCanonicalPath(),
+                 FileUtil.toSystemIndependentName(defaultPath));
   }
 
   public void testLargeExtensionInClonedRepo() {