diff --git a/tests/file/filetest.cpp b/tests/file/filetest.cpp
index d418362875..4df22d037a 100644
--- a/tests/file/filetest.cpp
+++ b/tests/file/filetest.cpp
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ TEST_CASE("wxFile::Special", "[file][linux][special-file]")
     // for reading) and usually we don't have the permissions to do it.
 
     // This file is not seekable and has 0 size, but can still be read.
-    wxFile fileProc("/proc/diskstats");
+    wxFile fileProc("/proc/cpuinfo");
     CHECK( fileProc.IsOpened() );
 
     wxString s;
diff --git a/tests/textfile/textfiletest.cpp b/tests/textfile/textfiletest.cpp
index d76cb1b244..57b3b5dc2a 100644
--- a/tests/textfile/textfiletest.cpp
+++ b/tests/textfile/textfiletest.cpp
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ TEST_CASE("wxTextFile::Special", "[textfile][linux][special-file]")
     SECTION("/proc")
     {
         wxTextFile f;
-        CHECK( f.Open("/proc/diskstats") );
+        CHECK( f.Open("/proc/cpuinfo") );
         CHECK( f.GetLineCount() > 1 );
     }