diff --git a/tools/buildbot/bootstrap.pl b/tools/buildbot/bootstrap.pl
index 91be959a..9e5c14c4 100755
--- a/tools/buildbot/bootstrap.pl
+++ b/tools/buildbot/bootstrap.pl
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ if ($reconf) {
 	my ($result);
 	print "Attempting to reconfigure...\n";
 	if ($^O eq "linux") {
-		$result = `python3.1 build/configure.py --enable-optimize`;
+		$result = `python3.1 ../build/configure.py --enable-optimize`;
 	} else {
-		$result = `C:\\Python31\\Python.exe build\\configure.py --enable-optimize`;
+		$result = `C:\\Python31\\Python.exe ..\\build\\configure.py --enable-optimize`;
 	}
 	print "$result\n";
 	if ($? == -1) {