diff --git a/src/tools/xsltproc.jam b/src/tools/xsltproc.jam
index 67dfda8e8..7521bf0d3 100644
--- a/src/tools/xsltproc.jam
+++ b/src/tools/xsltproc.jam
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ rule compute-xslt-flags ( target : properties * )
 
     for local dir in $(implicit-target-directories)
     {
-        flags += --path \"$(dir)\" ;
+        flags += --path \"$(dir:T)\" ;
     }
 
     return $(flags) ;