diff --git a/test/locale-imports.spec.ts b/test/locale-imports.spec.ts
index 5f07056bf4e..4c1197c886f 100644
--- a/test/locale-imports.spec.ts
+++ b/test/locale-imports.spec.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { keys } from '../src/internal/keys';
 describe.each(keys(allLocales))('locale imports', (locale) => {
   it(`should be possible to directly require('@faker-js/faker/locale/${locale}')`, () => {
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-var-requires, unicorn/prefer-module
-    const { faker } = require(`../dist/locale/${locale}`) as {
+    const { faker } = require(`../dist/locale/${locale}.cjs`) as {
       faker: Faker;
     };