diff --git a/layers/src/canary-stack.ts b/layers/src/canary-stack.ts
index 75c4c852a3..af562dd372 100644
--- a/layers/src/canary-stack.ts
+++ b/layers/src/canary-stack.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { randomUUID } from 'node:crypto';
-import path from 'node:path';
+import { dirname, join } from 'node:path';
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
 import { CustomResource, Duration, Stack, type StackProps } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
 import { Effect, PolicyStatement } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-iam';
 import { LayerVersion, Runtime, Tracing } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-lambda';
@@ -15,6 +16,9 @@ export interface CanaryStackProps extends StackProps {
   readonly ssmParameterLayerArn: string;
 }
 
+const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
+const __dirname = dirname(__filename);
+
 export class CanaryStack extends Stack {
   public constructor(scope: Construct, id: string, props: CanaryStackProps) {
     super(scope, id, props);
@@ -36,7 +40,7 @@ export class CanaryStack extends Stack {
     ];
 
     const canaryFunction = new NodejsFunction(this, 'CanaryFunction', {
-      entry: path.join(
+      entry: join(
         __dirname,
         '../tests/e2e/layerPublisher.class.test.functionCode.ts'
       ),
diff --git a/layers/src/layer-publisher-stack.ts b/layers/src/layer-publisher-stack.ts
index b4b7260896..a47cea4bfd 100644
--- a/layers/src/layer-publisher-stack.ts
+++ b/layers/src/layer-publisher-stack.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { execSync } from 'node:child_process';
 import { randomUUID } from 'node:crypto';
-import { join, resolve, sep } from 'node:path';
+import { dirname, join, resolve, sep } from 'node:path';
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
 import { CfnOutput, RemovalPolicy, Stack, type StackProps } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
 import {
   Architecture,
@@ -12,6 +13,9 @@ import {
 import { StringParameter } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-ssm';
 import type { Construct } from 'constructs';
 
+const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
+const __dirname = dirname(__filename);
+
 export interface LayerPublisherStackProps extends StackProps {
   readonly layerName?: string;
   readonly powertoolsPackageVersion?: string;