diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/app/BuildFileCompiler.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/app/BuildFileCompiler.kt
index b093c0c1..3893d0b3 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/app/BuildFileCompiler.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/app/BuildFileCompiler.kt
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ public class BuildFileCompiler @Inject constructor(@Assisted("buildFiles") val b
                 classpath(files.kobaltJar)
                 classpath(pluginUrls.map { it.file })
                 classpath(buildFileClasspath)
-                sourceFiles(listOf(buildFile.realPath.toFile().absolutePath))
+                sourceFiles(listOf(buildFile.path.toFile().absolutePath))
                 output = buildScriptJarFile
             }.compile(context = context)