diff --git a/nixos/lib/test-driver/test-driver.py b/nixos/lib/test-driver/test-driver.py
index d5212413284..faa861c2f21 100644
--- a/nixos/lib/test-driver/test-driver.py
+++ b/nixos/lib/test-driver/test-driver.py
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ class Machine:
         vm_src = pathlib.Path(source)
         with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(dir=self.shared_dir) as shared_td:
             shared_temp = pathlib.Path(shared_td)
-            vm_shared_temp = pathlib.Path("/tmp/xchg") / shared_temp.name
+            vm_shared_temp = pathlib.Path("/tmp/shared") / shared_temp.name
             vm_intermediate = vm_shared_temp / vm_src.name
             intermediate = shared_temp / vm_src.name
             # Copy the file to the shared directory inside VM