diff --git a/codex-rs/linux-sandbox/tests/suite/landlock.rs b/codex-rs/linux-sandbox/tests/suite/landlock.rs
index 791f9b1ea7..f7da75bc21 100644
--- a/codex-rs/linux-sandbox/tests/suite/landlock.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/linux-sandbox/tests/suite/landlock.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use codex_core::exec::process_exec_tool_call;
 use codex_core::exec_env::create_env;
 use codex_core::protocol::SandboxPolicy;
 use codex_core::sandboxing::SandboxPermissions;
+use codex_utils_absolute_path::AbsolutePathBuf;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 use tempfile::NamedTempFile;
@@ -48,7 +49,10 @@ async fn run_cmd(cmd: &[&str], writable_roots: &[PathBuf], timeout_ms: u64) {
     };
 
     let sandbox_policy = SandboxPolicy::WorkspaceWrite {
-        writable_roots: writable_roots.to_vec(),
+        writable_roots: writable_roots
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|p| AbsolutePathBuf::try_from(p).unwrap())
+            .collect(),
         network_access: false,
         // Exclude tmp-related folders from writable roots because we need a
         // folder that is writable by tests but that we intentionally disallow