diff --git a/mcord/Makefile b/mcord/Makefile
index 3c340ae..9160029 100644
--- a/mcord/Makefile
+++ b/mcord/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # mcord/Makefile
 
 CONFIG_DIR         := $(dir $(abspath $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST))))
-COMMON_DIR         := $(abspath ../common )
+COMMON_DIR         := $(CONFIG_DIR)/../common
 
 .DEFAULT_GOAL      := xos