diff --git a/docs/Rakefile b/docs/Rakefile
index 3f4655db..93302a21 100644
--- a/docs/Rakefile
+++ b/docs/Rakefile
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-rakefile_manual = File.expand_path("Rakefile.manual", __FILE__)
-rakefile_website = File.expand_path("Rakefile.website", __FILE__)
+current_dir = File.dirname(__FILE__)
+rakefile_manual = File.expand_path(File.join(current_dir, "Rakefile.manual"))
+rakefile_website = File.expand_path(File.join(current_dir, "Rakefile.website"))
 
 desc "Build the manpage from the bonsai source of the manual"
 task :manpage do