diff --git a/t/t4129-apply-samemode.sh b/t/t4129-apply-samemode.sh
index 41818d8315..576632f868 100755
--- a/t/t4129-apply-samemode.sh
+++ b/t/t4129-apply-samemode.sh
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ test_expect_success POSIXPERM 'do not use core.sharedRepository for working tree
 	test_config core.sharedRepository 0666 &&
 	(
 		# Remove a default ACL if possible.
-		(setfacl -k newdir 2>/dev/null || true) &&
+		(setfacl -k . 2>/dev/null || true) &&
 		umask 0077 &&
 
 		# Test both files (f1) and leading dirs (d)