diff --git a/Lib/test/test_imp.py b/Lib/test/test_imp.py
index f0dc7c2a496..83fcf2259f6 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_imp.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_imp.py
@@ -177,8 +177,9 @@ class ImportTests(unittest.TestCase):
             support.rmtree(test_package_name)
 
     def test_issue9319(self):
+        path = os.path.dirname(__file__)
         self.assertRaises(SyntaxError,
-                          imp.find_module, "test/badsyntax_pep3120")
+                          imp.find_module, "badsyntax_pep3120", [path])
 
 
 class ReloadTests(unittest.TestCase):