diff --git a/rc.js b/rc.js
index 3316cab..4fc7d0d 100644
--- a/rc.js
+++ b/rc.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+var path = require('path')
 var minimist = require('minimist')
 var getAbi = require('node-abi').getAbi
 var detectLibc = require('detect-libc')
@@ -42,9 +43,7 @@ module.exports = function (pkg) {
     }
   }))
 
-  if (rc.path === true) {
-    delete rc.path
-  }
+  rc.path = path.resolve(rc.path === true ? '.' : rc.path || '.')
 
   if (napi.isNapiRuntime(rc.runtime) && rc.target === process.versions.node) {
     rc.target = napi.getBestNapiBuildVersion()
diff --git a/test/rc-test.js b/test/rc-test.js
index ca86c4e..fc2ee84 100644
--- a/test/rc-test.js
+++ b/test/rc-test.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ test('custom config and aliases', function (t) {
     '--libc testlibc',
     '--token TOKEN'
   ]
-  runRc(t, args.join(' '), {}, function (rc) {
+  runRc(t, args.join(' '), {}, function (rc, tmp) {
     t.equal(rc.arch, 'ARCH', 'correct arch')
     t.equal(rc.arch, rc.a, 'arch alias')
     t.equal(rc.platform, 'PLATFORM', 'correct platform')
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ test('custom config and aliases', function (t) {
     t.equal(rc.version, rc.v, 'version alias')
     t.equal(rc.help, true, 'help is set')
     t.equal(rc.help, rc.h, 'help alias')
-    t.equal(rc.path, '../some/other/path', 'correct path')
-    t.equal(rc.path, rc.p, 'path alias')
+    t.equal(rc.path, path.resolve(tmp, '../some/other/path'), 'correct path')
     t.equal(rc.target, '1.4.10', 'correct target')
     t.equal(rc.target, rc.t, 'target alias')
     t.equal(rc.runtime, 'electron', 'correct runtime')
@@ -146,7 +145,7 @@ function runRc (t, args, env, cb) {
         return t.fail(e)
       }
 
-      cb(result)
+      cb(result, tmp)
     })
   })
 }