diff --git a/compiler/test/dotty/tools/dotc/profile/TraceNameManglingTest.scala b/compiler/test/dotty/tools/dotc/profile/TraceNameManglingTest.scala
index b0a4e0e2140f..f1f570cc85d4 100644
--- a/compiler/test/dotty/tools/dotc/profile/TraceNameManglingTest.scala
+++ b/compiler/test/dotty/tools/dotc/profile/TraceNameManglingTest.scala
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ class TraceNameManglingTest extends DottyTest {
 
   @Test def escapeBackslashes(): Unit = {
     val isWindows = sys.props("os.name").toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT).nn.contains("windows")
-    val filename = if isWindows then "/.scala" else "\\.scala"
+    // It is not possible to create a file with backslash in name on Windows
+    val filename = if isWindows then "test.scala" else "\\.scala"
     checkTraceEvents(
       """
       |class /\ :
@@ -46,7 +47,8 @@ class TraceNameManglingTest extends DottyTest {
         raw"setter /\\_="
       ).map(TraceEvent("typecheck", _))
         ++ Set(
-          TraceEvent("file", if isWindows then "/.scala" else "\\\\.scala")
+          // See comment aboce for Windows limitations
+          TraceEvent("file", if isWindows then filename else "\\\\.scala")
         )
     )
   }