diff --git a/t/t9902-completion.sh b/t/t9902-completion.sh
index b7f5b1e632..e7989d7796 100755
--- a/t/t9902-completion.sh
+++ b/t/t9902-completion.sh
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ test_expect_success '__git_find_repo_path - cwd is a .git directory' '
 test_expect_success '__git_find_repo_path - parent is a .git directory' '
 	echo "$ROOT/.git" >expected &&
 	(
-		cd .git/refs/heads &&
+		cd .git/objects &&
 		__git_find_repo_path &&
 		echo "$__git_repo_path" >"$actual"
 	) &&
diff --git a/t/t9903-bash-prompt.sh b/t/t9903-bash-prompt.sh
index 8f5c811dd7..c3b89ae783 100755
--- a/t/t9903-bash-prompt.sh
+++ b/t/t9903-bash-prompt.sh
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ test_expect_success 'prompt - inside .git directory' '
 test_expect_success 'prompt - deep inside .git directory' '
 	printf " (GIT_DIR!)" >expected &&
 	(
-		cd .git/refs/heads &&
+		cd .git/objects &&
 		__git_ps1 >"$actual"
 	) &&
 	test_cmp expected "$actual"