diff --git a/iKarith-libretro-build.sh b/iKarith-libretro-build.sh
index 327ef2ce..b2c892c2 100755
--- a/iKarith-libretro-build.sh
+++ b/iKarith-libretro-build.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@ WORKDIR=$(pwd)
 if [ "$BASE_DIR" = "$SCRIPT" ]; then
 	BASE_DIR="$WORKDIR"
 else
-	BASE_DIR="$WORKDIR/$BASE_DIR"
+	if [[ "$0" != /* ]]; then
+		# Make the path absolute
+		BASE_DIR="$WORKDIR/$BASE_DIR"
+	fi
 fi
 
 . ${BASE_DIR}/iKarith-libretro-config.sh
diff --git a/iKarith-retroarch-build.sh b/iKarith-retroarch-build.sh
index d485e03c..4aa91169 100755
--- a/iKarith-retroarch-build.sh
+++ b/iKarith-retroarch-build.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@ WORKDIR=$(pwd)
 if [ "$BASE_DIR" = "$SCRIPT" ]; then
 	BASE_DIR="$WORKDIR"
 else
-	BASE_DIR="$WORKDIR/$BASE_DIR"
+	if [[ "$0" != /* ]]; then
+		# Make the path absolute
+		BASE_DIR="$WORKDIR/$BASE_DIR"
+	fi
 fi
 
 . $BASE_DIR/iKarith-libretro-config.sh