diff --git a/performance/SConscript b/performance/SConscript
index 4fd775ca1..97e740afc 100644
--- a/performance/SConscript
+++ b/performance/SConscript
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import sys
 
 # enable python to find the module
-module_path = Dir('#/performance').abspath
+module_path = Dir('.').srcnode().abspath
 sys.path.append(module_path)
 from build.perftest import compile_test
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ report_builder = Builder(action = os.path.join('"' + str(my_env.Dir('.')), '$SOU
                          src_suffix = my_env['PROGSUFFIX'])
 my_env.Append(BUILDERS = {'Report' : report_builder})
 
-my_env.Append(CPPPATH = [Dir('#/performance'), Dir('#/testing')])
+my_env.Append(CPPPATH = [Dir('.').srcnode(), Dir('#/testing')])
 
 cu_list = []
 program_list = []
diff --git a/testing/SConscript b/testing/SConscript
index 07d7cc672..eb23da9c6 100644
--- a/testing/SConscript
+++ b/testing/SConscript
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ if my_env.subst('$CXX') == 'cl':
   my_env.Append(CPPFLAGS = '/bigobj')
 
 # #include the current directory
-my_env.Append(CPPPATH = Dir('#/testing'))
+my_env.Append(CPPPATH = Dir('.').srcnode())
 
 # find all .cus & .cpps
 sources = []