diff --git a/tests/filename/filenametest.cpp b/tests/filename/filenametest.cpp
index f54e8e8376..a39680de59 100644
--- a/tests/filename/filenametest.cpp
+++ b/tests/filename/filenametest.cpp
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ void FileNameTestCase::TestExists()
 #ifdef __LINUX__
     // These files are only guaranteed to exist under Linux.
     // No need for wxFILE_EXISTS_NO_FOLLOW here; wxFILE_EXISTS_SYMLINK implies it
-    CPPUNIT_ASSERT( wxFileName::Exists("/dev/core", wxFILE_EXISTS_SYMLINK) );
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT( wxFileName::Exists("/proc/self", wxFILE_EXISTS_SYMLINK) );
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT( wxFileName::Exists("/dev/log", wxFILE_EXISTS_SOCKET) );
 #endif // __LINUX__
 #ifndef __VMS