diff --git a/src/_pytest/nodes.py b/src/_pytest/nodes.py
index 4a79bc86157..61c6bc90ab4 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/nodes.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/nodes.py
@@ -362,8 +362,7 @@ def _repr_failure_py(
             truncate_locals = True
 
         try:
-            os.getcwd()
-            abspath = False
+            abspath = os.getcwd() != str(self.config.invocation_dir)
         except OSError:
             abspath = True