diff --git a/fetch-spl.sh b/fetch-spl.sh
index 991393dd3aa36b..be49df4e24902f 100755
--- a/fetch-spl.sh
+++ b/fetch-spl.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@
 
 set -e
 
-source fetch-programs.sh
+here=$(cd -- "$(dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" &>/dev/null && pwd)
+
+source "$here"/fetch-programs.sh
 
 PREFIX="spl"