diff --git a/src/tools/qdoc/location.cpp b/src/tools/qdoc/location.cpp
index 40c8cc8e733..942fc0f70cb 100644
--- a/src/tools/qdoc/location.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/qdoc/location.cpp
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ QString Location::fileName() const
  */
 QString Location::canonicalRelativePath(const QString &path) const
 {
-    QDir configFileDir(QFileInfo(filePath()).dir());
+    QDir configFileDir(QDir::current());
     QDir dir(path);
     const QString canon = dir.canonicalPath();
     return configFileDir.relativeFilePath(canon);