diff --git a/exec_cmd.c b/exec_cmd.c
index c236034..0ed768d 100644
--- a/exec_cmd.c
+++ b/exec_cmd.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 		if (is_absolute_path(path))
 			strbuf_addstr(out, path);
 		else
-			strbuf_addstr(out, make_absolute_path(path));
+			strbuf_addstr(out, make_nonrelative_path(path));
 
 		strbuf_addch(out, PATH_SEP);
 	}