diff --git a/test/jdk/java/lang/ClassLoader/loadLibraryDeadlock/LoadLibraryDeadlock.java b/test/jdk/java/lang/ClassLoader/loadLibraryDeadlock/LoadLibraryDeadlock.java
index bab4d828457..4c615b74d1c 100644
--- a/test/jdk/java/lang/ClassLoader/loadLibraryDeadlock/LoadLibraryDeadlock.java
+++ b/test/jdk/java/lang/ClassLoader/loadLibraryDeadlock/LoadLibraryDeadlock.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
  * triggered from JNI.
  */
 import java.lang.*;
+import java.net.URISyntaxException;
 
 public class LoadLibraryDeadlock {
 
@@ -78,6 +79,11 @@ public class LoadLibraryDeadlock {
     private static String getLocation(Class<?> c) {
         var pd = c.getProtectionDomain();
         var cs = pd != null ? pd.getCodeSource() : null;
-        return cs != null ? cs.getLocation().getPath() : null;
+        try {
+            // same format as returned by TestLoadLibraryDeadlock::getLocation
+            return cs != null ? cs.getLocation().toURI().getPath() : null;
+        } catch (URISyntaxException ex) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(ex);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/test/jdk/java/lang/ClassLoader/loadLibraryDeadlock/TestLoadLibraryDeadlock.java b/test/jdk/java/lang/ClassLoader/loadLibraryDeadlock/TestLoadLibraryDeadlock.java
index 0e031c8610b..7f4438b42ce 100644
--- a/test/jdk/java/lang/ClassLoader/loadLibraryDeadlock/TestLoadLibraryDeadlock.java
+++ b/test/jdk/java/lang/ClassLoader/loadLibraryDeadlock/TestLoadLibraryDeadlock.java
@@ -169,15 +169,20 @@ public class TestLoadLibraryDeadlock {
                 "Unable to load native library.");
 
         Asserts.assertTrue(
-                countLines(outputAnalyzer, "Class1 loaded from " + bJar) > 0,
-                "Unable to load b.jar.");
+                countLines(outputAnalyzer, "Class1 loaded from " + toLocationString(bJar)) > 0,
+                "Unable to load " + toLocationString(bJar));
 
         Asserts.assertTrue(
-                countLines(outputAnalyzer, "Class2 loaded from " + cJar) > 0,
-                "Unable to load signed c.jar.");
+                countLines(outputAnalyzer, "Class2 loaded from " + toLocationString(cJar)) > 0,
+                "Unable to load signed " + toLocationString(cJar));
 
         Asserts.assertTrue(
                 countLines(outputAnalyzer, "Signed jar loaded from native library.") > 0,
                 "Unable to load signed jar from native library.");
     }
+
+    private static String toLocationString(Path path) {
+        // same format as returned by LoadLibraryDeadlock::getLocation
+        return path.toUri().getPath();
+    }
 }