diff --git a/include/quilt.mk b/include/quilt.mk
index 18cafe60a280bb..140d3905283f5a 100644
--- a/include/quilt.mk
+++ b/include/quilt.mk
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ endif
 ifneq ($(if $(DUMP),1,$(__quilt_inc)),1)
 __quilt_inc:=1
 
-PATCH_DIR?=./patches
-FILES_DIR?=./files
+PATCH_DIR?=$(CURDIR)/patches
+FILES_DIR?=$(CURDIR)/files
 HOST_PATCH_DIR?=$(PATCH_DIR)
 HOST_FILES_DIR?=$(FILES_DIR)