diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/roots/ManagingContentRootsTest.java b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/roots/ManagingContentRootsTest.java
index c61bcce0c6e2..172fac8754dc 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/roots/ManagingContentRootsTest.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/roots/ManagingContentRootsTest.java
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ public class ManagingContentRootsTest extends JavaProjectTestCase {
     File dir = createTempDir("module");
     String dirUrl = VfsUtilCore.fileToUrl(dir);
 
-    File iml = new File("module.iml");
+    File iml = new File(dir, "module.iml");
     FileUtil.writeToFile(
       iml,
       "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>\n" +