diff --git a/android-release b/android-release
index aa0aa856..1af9dc59 100755
--- a/android-release
+++ b/android-release
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ fi
 TOOLCHAIN=$ANDROID_HOME/toolchain
 PATH=$TOOLCHAIN/bin:$PATH
 
+# cd to the directory where this script exists.
+cd $(dirname $0)
 . ./script-helper
 
 get_version
diff --git a/mingw-release b/mingw-release
index 90cefc6d..59f1a024 100755
--- a/mingw-release
+++ b/mingw-release
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ test -z "$HOST" && HOST=i686-w64-mingw32
 test -z "$BUILD_VER" && BUILD_VER=1
 test -z "$LABEL" && LABEL=$HOST
 
+# cd to the directory where this script exists.
+cd $(dirname $0)
 . ./script-helper
 
 get_version