diff --git a/tests/ephy-file-helpers-test.c b/tests/ephy-file-helpers-test.c
index b3139b67e..10c884ea5 100644
--- a/tests/ephy-file-helpers-test.c
+++ b/tests/ephy-file-helpers-test.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ test_ephy_file_helpers_init (void)
     if (keep_dir) {
       /* As a safety measure, only try recursive delete on paths
        * prefixed with /tmp. */
-      if (g_str_has_prefix (tmp_dir, "/tmp"))
+      if (g_str_has_prefix (tmp_dir, "/tmp") || g_str_has_prefix (tmp_dir, "/var/tmp"))
         g_assert_true (ephy_file_delete_dir_recursively (tmp_dir, NULL));
       else
         g_warning ("INIT: dangerous path returned as tmp_dir: %s", tmp_dir);