diff --git a/regress/usr.bin/ssh/cfgparse.sh b/regress/usr.bin/ssh/cfgparse.sh
index 23d7e6be3f8..6a580d0caad 100644
--- a/regress/usr.bin/ssh/cfgparse.sh
+++ b/regress/usr.bin/ssh/cfgparse.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#	$OpenBSD: cfgparse.sh,v 1.8 2025/09/01 23:55:29 djm Exp $
+#	$OpenBSD: cfgparse.sh,v 1.9 2025/09/26 04:40:45 dtucker Exp $
 #	Placed in the Public Domain.
 
 tid="sshd config parse"
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ EOD
 
 # Check idempotence of MaxStartups
 verbose "maxstartups idempotent"
-echo "maxstartups 1:2:3" > sshd_config.0
+echo "maxstartups 1:2:3" > $OBJ/sshd_config.0
 cat > $OBJ/sshd_config.1 <<EOD
 ${SSHD_KEYS}
 MaxStartups 1:2:3