diff --git a/common/env_paths.cpp b/common/env_paths.cpp
index d4df557ef7..d2df3416fa 100644
--- a/common/env_paths.cpp
+++ b/common/env_paths.cpp
@@ -118,6 +118,10 @@ wxString NormalizePath( const wxFileName& aFilePath, const ENV_VAR_MAP* aEnvVars
 
         normalizedFullPath += aFilePath.GetFullName();
     }
+    else
+    {
+        normalizedFullPath = aFilePath.GetFullPath();
+    }
 
     return normalizedFullPath;
 }