diff --git a/tests/utils/httpd.py b/tests/utils/httpd.py
index a28d370574..4db94adf19 100644
--- a/tests/utils/httpd.py
+++ b/tests/utils/httpd.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def translate_path(self, path):
         import posixpath
 
         # NOTE: `directory` was introduced in 3.7
-        if sys.version_info < (3, 7):
+        if sys.version_info >= (3, 7):
             return super().translate_path(path)
 
         path = path.split("?", 1)[0]