diff --git a/_includes/header.html b/_includes/header.html
index 0a418d4823..b5eff5f5ed 100644
--- a/_includes/header.html
+++ b/_includes/header.html
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
 
 <!-- HTML5 shim and Respond.js IE8 support of HTML5 elements and media queries -->
 <!--[if lt IE 9]>
-  <script src="/assets/js/html5shiv.js"></script>
-  <script src="/assets/js/respond.min.js"></script>
+  <script src="{{ page.base_url }}assets/js/html5shiv.js"></script>
+  <script src="{{ page.base_url }}assets/js/respond.min.js"></script>
 <![endif]-->
 
 <!-- Favicons -->