diff --git a/tests/kconfig/tracing/validate_tracing.py b/tests/kconfig/tracing/validate_tracing.py
index 0de12a12323..1b453d5dbc1 100644
--- a/tests/kconfig/tracing/validate_tracing.py
+++ b/tests/kconfig/tracing/validate_tracing.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ EXPECTED_TRACES = [
         "string",
         "native_sim",
         "default",
-        [ "zephyr/boards/Kconfig", None ] # only test the file name
+        [ "boards/Kconfig", None ] # only test the file name
     ],
     [
         "CONFIG_MAIN_FLAG",