diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/xml/StaxEventItemWriterTests.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/xml/StaxEventItemWriterTests.java
index 61efbe6b4..035946f3f 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/xml/StaxEventItemWriterTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/xml/StaxEventItemWriterTests.java
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ public class StaxEventItemWriterTests {
 	@Test
 	public void testNonExistantResource() throws Exception {
 		Resource doesntExist = createMock(Resource.class);
-		expect(doesntExist.getFile()).andReturn(new File("does not exist"));
+		expect(doesntExist.getFile()).andReturn(File.createTempFile("arbitrary", null));
 		expect(doesntExist.exists()).andReturn(false);
 		replay(doesntExist);