diff --git a/xmake/actions/test/main.lua b/xmake/actions/test/main.lua
index 408fa5d5f4..7fa42e3cfd 100644
--- a/xmake/actions/test/main.lua
+++ b/xmake/actions/test/main.lua
@@ -58,8 +58,9 @@ function _do_test_target(target, opt)
     local targetfile = path.absolute(target:targetfile())
     local runargs = table.wrap(opt.runargs or target:get("runargs"))
     local autogendir = path.join(target:autogendir(), "tests")
-    local outfile = path.join(autogendir, opt.name .. ".out")
-    local errfile = path.join(autogendir, opt.name .. ".err")
+    local logname = opt.name:gsub("[/\\>=<|%*]", "_")
+    local outfile = path.absolute(path.join(autogendir, logname .. ".out"))
+    local errfile = path.absolute(path.join(autogendir, logname .. ".err"))
     os.tryrm(outfile)
     os.tryrm(errfile)
     os.mkdir(autogendir)