diff --git a/distutils/tests/test_dist.py b/distutils/tests/test_dist.py
index b4a2092e..a9438326 100644
--- a/distutils/tests/test_dist.py
+++ b/distutils/tests/test_dist.py
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ def test_custom_pydistutils(self, temp_home):
     def test_extra_pydistutils(self, monkeypatch, tmp_path):
         jaraco.path.build({'overrides.cfg': ''}, tmp_path)
         filename = tmp_path / 'overrides.cfg'
-        monkeypatch.setenv('DIST_EXTRA_CONFIG', filename)
+        monkeypatch.setenv('DIST_EXTRA_CONFIG', str(filename))
         assert str(filename) in Distribution().find_config_files()
 
     def test_fix_help_options(self):