diff --git a/build b/build
index 02b6e4f1f..cd361b235 100755
--- a/build
+++ b/build
@@ -1018,7 +1018,7 @@ shopt -s nullglob
 export PATH=$BUILD_DIR:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin:$PATH
 
 if vm_detect_2nd_stage ; then
-    set "/.build-srcdir/$RECIPEFILE"
+    set "$BUILD_ROOT/.build-srcdir/$RECIPEFILE"
     export PATH=/.build:$PATH
 fi