diff --git a/ci/setup-cfengine-build-host.sh b/ci/setup-cfengine-build-host.sh
index a19bd9694..59af5e82d 100755
--- a/ci/setup-cfengine-build-host.sh
+++ b/ci/setup-cfengine-build-host.sh
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ tar xf cfengine-masterfiles-"$CFE_VERSION"-1.pkg.tar.gz
 cp -a masterfiles/* /var/cfengine/inputs/
 
 # run three times to ensure all is done
-policy="$(dirname "$0")"/cfengine-build-host-setup.cf
+policy="./$(dirname "$0")"/cfengine-build-host-setup.cf
 # just to be sure, make policy read/write for our user only to avoid errors when running
 chmod 600 "$policy"
 /var/cfengine/bin/cf-agent -KIf "$policy" -b cfengine_build_host_setup | tee promises.log