diff --git a/vpython3.bat b/vpython3.bat
index 77ce49d9e..d40cca59a 100644
--- a/vpython3.bat
+++ b/vpython3.bat
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ for /f %%i in (%~dp0python3_bin_reldir.txt) do set PYTHON3_BIN_RELDIR=%%i
 set PATH=%~dp0%PYTHON3_BIN_RELDIR%;%~dp0%PYTHON3_BIN_RELDIR%\Scripts;%~dp0%PYTHON3_BIN_RELDIR%\DLLs;%PATH%
 
 call "%~dp0\cipd_bin_setup.bat" > nul 2>&1
-"%~dp0\.cipd_bin\vpython3.exe" -vpython-interpreter "%PYTHON3_BIN_RELDIR%\python3.exe" %*
+"%~dp0\.cipd_bin\vpython3.exe" -vpython-interpreter "%~dp0\%PYTHON3_BIN_RELDIR%\python3.exe" %*