diff --git a/t/t7400-submodule-basic.sh b/t/t7400-submodule-basic.sh
index 812db137b8..6ab80a1dd8 100755
--- a/t/t7400-submodule-basic.sh
+++ b/t/t7400-submodule-basic.sh
@@ -171,12 +171,13 @@ test_expect_success 'submodule add to .gitignored path with --force' '
 test_expect_success 'submodule add to reconfigure existing submodule with --force' '
 	(
 		cd addtest-ignore &&
-		git submodule add --force bogus-url submod &&
-		git submodule add -b initial "$submodurl" submod-branch &&
-		test "bogus-url" = "$(git config -f .gitmodules submodule.submod.url)" &&
-		test "bogus-url" = "$(git config submodule.submod.url)" &&
+		bogus_url="$(pwd)/bogus-url" &&
+		git submodule add --force "$bogus_url" submod &&
+		git submodule add --force -b initial "$submodurl" submod-branch &&
+		test "$bogus_url" = "$(git config -f .gitmodules submodule.submod.url)" &&
+		test "$bogus_url" = "$(git config submodule.submod.url)" &&
 		# Restore the url
-		git submodule add --force "$submodurl" submod
+		git submodule add --force "$submodurl" submod &&
 		test "$submodurl" = "$(git config -f .gitmodules submodule.submod.url)" &&
 		test "$submodurl" = "$(git config submodule.submod.url)"
 	)