diff --git a/docs/changelog/2720.bugfix.rst b/docs/changelog/2720.bugfix.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f450e752a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/changelog/2720.bugfix.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Fix assertion in ``test_result_json_sequential`` when interpreter
+``_base_executable`` is a hardlink (macOS homebrew) - by user:`masenf`
diff --git a/tests/session/cmd/test_sequential.py b/tests/session/cmd/test_sequential.py
index 044e8bc5d..0825110eb 100644
--- a/tests/session/cmd/test_sequential.py
+++ b/tests/session/cmd/test_sequential.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ def test_result_json_sequential(
 
     py_info = PythonInfo.current_system()
     host_python = {
-        "executable": py_info.system_executable,
+        "executable": str(Path(py_info.system_executable).resolve()),
         "extra_version_info": None,
         "implementation": py_info.implementation,
         "is_64": py_info.architecture == 64,