1 files changed, 2 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/textual.cc b/src/textual.cc
index a5ae2f68..0ead9232 100644
--- a/src/textual.cc
+++ b/src/textual.cc
@@ -532,9 +532,8 @@ void instance_t::option_directive(char * line)
       *p++ = '\0';
   }
 
-  path abs_path(filesystem::absolute(context.pathname,
-                                     context.current_directory));
-  if (! process_option(abs_path.string(), line + 2, *context.scope, p, line))
+  if (! process_option(context.pathname.string(), line + 2, *context.scope,
+                       p, line))
     throw_(option_error, _f("Illegal option --%1%") % (line + 2));
 }