diff --git a/tests/support/paths.py b/tests/support/paths.py
index da93c8e1e3..895c636fef 100644
--- a/tests/support/paths.py
+++ b/tests/support/paths.py
@@ -40,12 +40,12 @@ if CODE_DIR not in sys.path:
 if TESTS_DIR not in sys.path:
     sys.path.insert(1, TESTS_DIR)
 
-SYS_TMP_DIR = os.path.abspath(os.path.realpath(
+SYS_TMP_DIR = os.path.abspath(
     # Avoid ${TMPDIR} and gettempdir() on MacOS as they yield a base path too long
     # for unix sockets: ``error: AF_UNIX path too long``
     # Gentoo Portage prefers ebuild tests are rooted in ${TMPDIR}
     os.environ.get('TMPDIR', tempfile.gettempdir()) if not sys.platform.startswith('darwin') else '/tmp'
-))
+)
 TMP = os.path.join(SYS_TMP_DIR, 'salt-tests-tmpdir')
 FILES = os.path.join(INTEGRATION_TEST_DIR, 'files')
 PYEXEC = 'python{0}.{1}'.format(*sys.version_info)