diff --git a/lib/haml/util.rb b/lib/haml/util.rb
index 7ac1bbd6..56c4af50 100644
--- a/lib/haml/util.rb
+++ b/lib/haml/util.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ module Haml
     # @param file [String] The filename relative to the Haml root
     # @return [String] The filename relative to the the working directory
     def scope(file)
-      File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', '..', file)
+      File.join(File.dirname(File.dirname(File.dirname(__FILE__))), file)
     end
 
     # Converts an array of `[key, value]` pairs to a hash.