diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index bf7deb0..76d512e 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 set -e
 
 BASE_DIRECTORY=`dirname $0`
-BASE_DIRECTORY=`(cd ${BASE_DIRECTORY}; cd ..; pwd)`
+BASE_DIRECTORY=`(cd ${BASE_DIRECTORY}; pwd)`
 ME=`basename $0`
 
 # FIXME: some components need this (mingwdll), but they shouldn't.