diff --git a/test/standalone/install_headers/check_exists.zig b/test/standalone/install_headers/check_exists.zig
index da07af10285c0acc2ba3dee8bfc39fe11d4ebae6..62706749aac0398f7256fd6f1b5b3d5c652e6346 100644
--- a/test/standalone/install_headers/check_exists.zig
+++ b/test/standalone/install_headers/check_exists.zig
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ pub fn main() !void {
     _ = arg_it.next();
 
     const cwd = std.fs.cwd();
-    const cwd_realpath = try cwd.realpathAlloc(arena, "");
+    const cwd_realpath = try cwd.realpathAlloc(arena, ".");
 
     while (arg_it.next()) |file_path| {
         if (file_path.len > 0 and file_path[0] == '!') {
             errdefer std.log.err(
-                "excluded file check '{s}{c}{s}' failed",
+                "exclusive file check '{s}{c}{s}' failed",
                 .{ cwd_realpath, std.fs.path.sep, file_path[1..] },
             );
             if (std.fs.cwd().statFile(file_path[1..])) |_| {
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ pub fn main() !void {
             }
         } else {
             errdefer std.log.err(
-                "included file check '{s}{c}{s}' failed",
+                "inclusive file check '{s}{c}{s}' failed",
                 .{ cwd_realpath, std.fs.path.sep, file_path },
             );
             _ = try std.fs.cwd().statFile(file_path);
diff --git a/test/standalone/install_headers/include/sub_dir/c.ignore_me.h b/test/standalone/install_headers/include/sub_dir/c.ignore_me.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..11e5ba752b5e84f54ee64a100cca8a13624b206a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/standalone/install_headers/include/sub_dir/c.ignore_me.h
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+#error "ignore me"
diff --git a/test/standalone/install_headers/include/sub_dir/ignore_me.h b/test/standalone/install_headers/include/sub_dir/ignore_me.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 11e5ba752b5e84f54ee64a100cca8a13624b206a..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/test/standalone/install_headers/include/sub_dir/ignore_me.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-#error "ignore me"