diff --git a/tests/test_core.py b/tests/test_core.py
index 5f824f9e53ad35..29e3bf89137249 100644
--- a/tests/test_core.py
+++ b/tests/test_core.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 import gc
 import logging
 import os
+from pathlib import Path
 import re
 from tempfile import TemporaryDirectory
 import threading
@@ -2009,8 +2010,9 @@ async def test_config_is_allowed_path() -> None:
         config.allowlist_external_dirs = {os.path.realpath(tmp_dir)}
 
         test_file = os.path.join(tmp_dir, "test.jpg")
-        with open(test_file, "w", encoding="utf8") as tmp_file:
-            tmp_file.write("test")
+        await asyncio.get_running_loop().run_in_executor(
+            None, Path(test_file).write_text, "test"
+        )
 
         valid = [test_file, tmp_dir, os.path.join(tmp_dir, "notfound321")]
         for path in valid: