diff --git a/test/simple/test-fs-long-path.js b/test/simple/test-fs-long-path.js
index eac58f68e5b..82691556a6e 100644
--- a/test/simple/test-fs-long-path.js
+++ b/test/simple/test-fs-long-path.js
@@ -47,5 +47,6 @@ fs.writeFile(fullPath, 'ok', function(err) {
 });
 
 process.on('exit', function() {
+  fs.unlinkSync(fullPath);
   assert.equal(2, successes);
 });