diff --git a/test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/debugging.py b/test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/debugging.py
index eac0bd611d1..606c5a7a270 100644
--- a/test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/debugging.py
+++ b/test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/debugging.py
@@ -469,5 +469,5 @@ def detect_debugpy_options() -> DebugpyOptions | None:
     return DebugpyOptions(
         port=port,
         adapter_access_token=opts.adapter_access_token,
-        debugpy_package_path=str(pathlib.Path(debugpy.__file__).resolve().parent.parent.absolute()),
+        debugpy_package_path=str(pathlib.Path(debugpy.__file__).resolve().parent.parent),
     )