diff --git a/Lib/test/libregrtest/findtests.py b/Lib/test/libregrtest/findtests.py
index f4a8b9ae26a..af89982d498 100644
--- a/Lib/test/libregrtest/findtests.py
+++ b/Lib/test/libregrtest/findtests.py
@@ -38,14 +38,19 @@ def findtests(*, testdir: StrPath | None = None, exclude=(),
         mod, ext = os.path.splitext(name)
         if (not mod.startswith("test_")) or (mod in exclude):
             continue
-        if mod in split_test_dirs:
+        if base_mod:
+            fullname = f"{base_mod}.{mod}"
+        else:
+            fullname = mod
+        if fullname in split_test_dirs:
             subdir = os.path.join(testdir, mod)
-            mod = f"{base_mod or 'test'}.{mod}"
+            if not base_mod:
+                fullname = f"test.{mod}"
             tests.extend(findtests(testdir=subdir, exclude=exclude,
                                    split_test_dirs=split_test_dirs,
-                                   base_mod=mod))
+                                   base_mod=fullname))
         elif ext in (".py", ""):
-            tests.append(f"{base_mod}.{mod}" if base_mod else mod)
+            tests.append(fullname)
     return sorted(tests)