diff --git a/packages/cli-node/src/pacman/PackageManager.test.ts b/packages/cli-node/src/pacman/PackageManager.test.ts
index 466c9ee7a9..3997da554c 100644
--- a/packages/cli-node/src/pacman/PackageManager.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-node/src/pacman/PackageManager.test.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ import { withLogCollector } from '@backstage/test-utils';
 
 const mockDir = createMockDirectory();
 
-jest.mock('../paths', () => ({
+jest.mock('../util', () => ({
+  ...jest.requireActual('../util'),
   paths: { resolveTargetRoot: (...args: string[]) => mockDir.resolve(...args) },
 }));
 
diff --git a/packages/cli-node/src/pacman/yarn/Yarn.test.ts b/packages/cli-node/src/pacman/yarn/Yarn.test.ts
index d12705ce24..9584ef54b2 100644
--- a/packages/cli-node/src/pacman/yarn/Yarn.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-node/src/pacman/yarn/Yarn.test.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ import { Yarn } from './Yarn';
 
 const mockDir = createMockDirectory();
 
-jest.mock('../../paths', () => ({
+jest.mock('../../util', () => ({
+  ...jest.requireActual('../../util'),
   paths: { resolveTargetRoot: (...args: string[]) => mockDir.resolve(...args) },
 }));