diff --git a/src/_pytest/terminal.py b/src/_pytest/terminal.py
index f4dbbe61a60..8deb330cc78 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/terminal.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/terminal.py
@@ -676,7 +676,9 @@ def mkrel(nodeid):
 
         if fspath:
             res = mkrel(nodeid).replace("::()", "")  # parens-normalization
-            if nodeid.split("::")[0] != fspath.replace("\\", nodes.SEP):
+            if self.verbosity >= 2 and nodeid.split("::")[0] != fspath.replace(
+                "\\", nodes.SEP
+            ):
                 res += " <- " + self.startdir.bestrelpath(fspath)
         else:
             res = "[location]"
diff --git a/testing/test_terminal.py b/testing/test_terminal.py
index 7651f3ab3d1..af2dc2f0020 100644
--- a/testing/test_terminal.py
+++ b/testing/test_terminal.py
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ class TestMore(BaseTests):
         )
         result = testdir.runpytest(p2)
         result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(["*test_p2.py .*", "*1 passed*"])
-        result = testdir.runpytest("-v", p2)
+        result = testdir.runpytest("-vv", p2)
         result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(
             ["*test_p2.py::TestMore::test_p1* <- *test_p1.py*PASSED*"]
         )
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ def test_method(self):
                 """
             )
         )
-        result = testdir.runpytest("-v")
+        result = testdir.runpytest("-vv")
         assert result.ret == 0
         result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(["*a123/test_hello123.py*PASS*"])
         assert " <- " not in result.stdout.str()