diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/run_v_code_from_stdin_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/run_v_code_from_stdin_test.v
index aa865c4bd9..a45ed6ce80 100644
--- a/vlib/v/tests/run_v_code_from_stdin_test.v
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/run_v_code_from_stdin_test.v
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ fn pipe_to_v_run() ? {
 	tmp_v_file := os.join_path(os.temp_dir(), 'generated_piped_program.v')
 	os.write_file(tmp_v_file, 'println(1 + 3)\nprintln("hello")\n') ?
 	assert os.is_file(tmp_v_file)
-	cmd := '"$cat_cmd" "$tmp_v_file" | "$vexe" run -'
+	cmd := '$cat_cmd "$tmp_v_file" | "$vexe" run -'
 	res := os.exec(cmd) ?
 	// eprintln('>> cmd: $cmd | res: $res')
 	assert res.exit_code == 0