diff --git a/install.fish b/install.fish
index ecbadb046e..6d84017ba6 100755
--- a/install.fish
+++ b/install.fish
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env fish
 
-set basedir $PWD
+set basedir (realpath (dirname (status -f)))
 
 set -x IDF_PATH $basedir