diff --git a/pkgs/test/test/runner/json_reporter_test.dart b/pkgs/test/test/runner/json_reporter_test.dart
index d987a4b08..934d89a63 100644
--- a/pkgs/test/test/runner/json_reporter_test.dart
+++ b/pkgs/test/test/runner/json_reporter_test.dart
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ void customTest(String name, dynamic Function() testFn) => test(name, testFn);
           useRelativePath: false,
           [
             [
-              suiteJson(0, path: path),
+              suiteJson(0, path: equalsIgnoringCase(path)),
               testStartJson(
                   1, allOf(startsWith('loading '), endsWith('test.dart')),
                   groupIDs: []),
diff --git a/pkgs/test/test/runner/json_reporter_utils.dart b/pkgs/test/test/runner/json_reporter_utils.dart
index ddb73b489..bbdbb78f0 100644
--- a/pkgs/test/test/runner/json_reporter_utils.dart
+++ b/pkgs/test/test/runner/json_reporter_utils.dart
@@ -61,15 +61,16 @@ Map<String, Object> _allSuitesJson({int count = 1}) =>
 /// Returns the event emitted by the JSON reporter indicating that a suite has
 /// begun running.
 ///
-/// The [platform] defaults to `"vm"`, the [path] defaults to `"test.dart"`.
+/// The [platform] defaults to `'vm'`.
+/// The [path] defaults to `equals('test.dart')`.
 Map<String, Object> suiteJson(int id,
-        {String platform = 'vm', String path = 'test.dart'}) =>
+        {String platform = 'vm', Matcher? path}) =>
     {
       'type': 'suite',
       'suite': {
         'id': id,
         'platform': platform,
-        'path': path,
+        'path': path ?? 'test.dart',
       }
     };