diff --git a/bin/cake b/bin/cake
index 37150c04..49a86bcd 100755
--- a/bin/cake
+++ b/bin/cake
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 
 process.mixin(require('sys'));
 
-require.paths.unshift('./lib');
+require.paths.unshift(__dirname + '/../lib');
 
 require('cake').run();
diff --git a/bin/coffee b/bin/coffee
index 0cb4fff8..31561b8c 100755
--- a/bin/coffee
+++ b/bin/coffee
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 
 process.mixin(require('sys'));
 
-require.paths.unshift('./lib');
+require.paths.unshift(__dirname + '/../lib');
 
 require('command_line').run();