--- a/tests/test-merge-subrepos.t	Fri Nov 18 13:52:18 2022 +0000
+++ b/tests/test-merge-subrepos.t	Fri Nov 18 13:47:29 2022 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-  $ hg init
+  $ hg init repo
+  $ cd repo
 
   $ echo a > a
   $ hg ci -qAm 'add a'