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 a45ed6ce80..171dc232a0 100644
--- a/vlib/v/tests/run_v_code_from_stdin_test.v
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/run_v_code_from_stdin_test.v
@@ -9,15 +9,16 @@ fn test_vexe_is_set() {
 }
 
 fn pipe_to_v_run() ? {
-	cat_cmd := if os.user_os() == 'windows' { 'type' } else { 'cat' }
-	tmp_v_file := os.join_path(os.temp_dir(), 'generated_piped_program.v')
+	cat_cmd := if os.user_os() == 'windows' { 'cmd /c type' } else { 'cat' }
+	tmp_v_file := os.join_path(os.real_path(os.temp_dir()), 'generated_piped_program.v')
+	// eprintln('>>> tmp_v_file: $tmp_v_file')
 	os.write_file(tmp_v_file, 'println(1 + 3)\nprintln("hello")\n') ?
 	assert os.is_file(tmp_v_file)
 	cmd := '$cat_cmd "$tmp_v_file" | "$vexe" run -'
 	res := os.exec(cmd) ?
 	// eprintln('>> cmd: $cmd | res: $res')
 	assert res.exit_code == 0
-	assert res.output.trim_space().split('\n') == ['4', 'hello']
+	assert res.output.replace('\r', '').trim_space().split('\n') == ['4', 'hello']
 	os.rm(tmp_v_file)
 	assert !os.exists(tmp_v_file)
 }